Through an analysis of the current initiatives in Ninewa, this report highlights critical challenges relating to stabilization and the return of internally displaced persons.

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Designed to inform & enhance stakeholder policies, this meta-analysis of the vast literature on the barriers to IDP return covers important analytical and contextual gaps.

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This policy brief examines current gender deficits throughout Iraq’s reconciliation process and offers relevant recommendations.

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The latest Iran-US crisis in Iraq is not an isolated incident and will not be the last one. This policy brief reviews these powers’ policies and presents likely scenarios for 2020

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This paper analyses the contemporary displacement context of Iraq, identifies protection gaps and offers policy recommendations to national & international stakeholders.

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IDPs from Nineveh experience complex and interlocking barriers to return by district, by sect, and by gender. This Executive Summary distills these barriers to inform and enhance stakeholder policies.

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Stabilization efforts in Nineveh Province face critical challenges. This Executive Summary analyzes current initiatives and offers recommendations for improvement.

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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.

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The Caliphate’s defeat: the future of Iraq

December 23rd, 2018 by MERI

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

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This policy book addresses the structural & functional weaknesses in th KRI’s governance system, and makes practical recommendations for its reform.

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