Ninewa Plains and Western Ninewa Barriers to Return and Community Resilience
Stabilization efforts in Nineveh Province face critical challenges. This Executive Summary analyzes current initiatives and offers recommendations for improvement.
Policy Report
Durable Solutions for Syrian Refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Forced displacement from Syria is the most protracted in the Middle East. This report highlights the urgent need to address policy flaws and offers policy recommendations to local, national and international stakeholders.
The Caliphate’s defeat: the future of Iraq
In spite of the Caliphate’s defeat, Iraq remains a fragile country with its sovereignty grossly undermined, and its state institutions weakened. Unless the Iraqi leaders focus on good governance and rule of law, ISIS is capable of re-emerging
State-building: A Roadmap for the Rule of Law and Institutionalisation in the Kurdistan Region
This policy book addresses the structural & functional weaknesses in th KRI’s governance system, and makes practical recommendations for its reform.
Turkey and the European Union: Conflicting Policies and Opportunities for Cohesion and Cooperation In Iraq and Syria
“dissent between Brussels and Ankara is highly likely given the Turkish Armed Forces’ broad kinetic engagement in both Iraq and Syria”
EU and Turkish Energy Interests in the Caspian and Middle East Regions
We found that multiple energy drivers strategically incentivize the EU and Turkey to cooperate and converge on overall political and economic policies and priorities.
Confessionalism and Electoral Prospects in Iraq
” given the unpopularity of Iraq’s political class, no single alliance is expected to win a majority of parliamentary seats, forcing the formation of a grand-coalition government”
Displacement-Emigration-Return: Understanding Uncertainty in Iraq
The findings stress the destabilizing and traumatic effects of displacement and the urgency of addressing them