The Sabean-Mandaeans: Perceptions of Reconciliation and Conflict
July 24th, 2017 by MERI
This report explores the plight of the Sabean-Mandean community and examines their perceptions towards reconciliation and conflict in Iraq.
Turkmen in Tal Afar: Perceptions of Reconciliation and Conflict
July 12th, 2017 by MERI
This report explores perceptions of reconciliation among the Turkmen community in Tal Afar through examining concepts of justice, security and return.
Competing Interests in Shingal District: Policy Recommendations for Defusing Tensions
June 18th, 2017 by MERI
Since 2014, Shingal has become an arena of competition between local, national and regional actors. This report outlines the competing interests and provides recommendations to all stakeholders.
Assessing the Post-Disaster Needs in Agriculture Sector
June 4th, 2017 by MERI
Recommendations aiming at improving the current standardized processes of assessing the impacts and effects of disasters: How to enhance the effectiveness of needs assessment towards resource mobilization and recovery processes.
The Referendum in Turkey: A Pyrrhic Victory and Continuous Crisis
April 19th, 2017 by MERI
The narrow victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the referendum on 16 April does not guarantee a politically strong and trouble-free presidency.
Planning Post-IS Iraq: Competing Visions Within the Shia Block?
March 12th, 2017 by MERI
The Shia Block is realistically the key determinant for national reconciliation to occur in Iraq. However, its internal divisions make it a problematic and non-unitary interlocutor for national, regional, and international initiatives.
The Hashd al-Shaabi and Iraq: Subnationalism and the State
March 6th, 2017 by MERI
The report assesses the role of the Popular Mobilisation Forces in the provision of security in Iraq, arguing that dealing with the multiple competing subnationalisms within it must be addressed after defeating ISIS.
Yet Another War in Shingal: The Sword of Damocles
March 5th, 2017 by MERI
On 3 March, clashes erupted between the PKK-linked forces and the KDP’s Rojava Peshmerga near Khanasor in the district of Shingal.
Iraq and Libya: common challenges for the years ahead
February 8th, 2017 by MERI
Iraq and Libya are facing similar challenges: a post-IS recovery; a fiscal crisis and striking a power balance between central and local authorities.
Normalisation in Ankara-Baghdad Relations: A New Era?
January 26th, 2017 by MERI
This policy brief argues that the main challenge for the normalisation of Ankara-Baghdad relations lies with the fact that a win-win scenario of overlapping or complementary interests does not seem to be driving the leaderships’ actions.