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The Iraq Initiative provides transatlantic and regional policy makers with unique perspectives and analysis on the ongoing challenges and opportunities facing Iraq as the country tries to build an inclusive political system, attract economic investment, and encourage a vibrant civil society.

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In the News

Oct 3, 2016

Daniels Joins Rudaw to Discuss the Fight for Mosul

By Owen Daniels

Watch the full interview here.

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Report

Sep 15, 2016

Iraqi Kurdistan oil and gas outlook

By John Roberts

As the war against ISIS renders borders increasingly malleable and further strains relations between Erbil and Baghdad, the likelihood of a declaration of independence from the Kurdistan region of Iraq increases. What are the options for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to capitalize on its oil and natural gas reserves, as well as options that would be available to an independent Kurdistan?

Energy & Environment Iraq

In the News

Sep 14, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: State Department Removes Last MEK Members from Iraq

By Barbara Slavin

Read the full article here.

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MENASource

Sep 14, 2016

The Future of Secularism in Iraq

By Safwan Al-Amin

In today’s Iraq, political movements and politicians shy away from promoting secularism or proclaiming to be secularists. The reasons for this—and the reasons for the rise of religious (and religious identity) politics in Iraq after the 1958 coup in which the Hashemite monarchy was overthrown—are numerous and complex. Some of the main factors that may […]

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Danish fighter jet, Sept. 20, 2014

NATOSource

Aug 17, 2016

NATO Can Do More to Destroy Islamic State—If We Ask

By Dianne Feinstein, Wall Street Journal

Only a quarter of the alliance is attacking ISIS. Invoke the treaty’s defense clause to expand the effort.

International Organizations Iraq

Defense Industrialist

Aug 17, 2016

On battlecruisers, blockades, and Donald Trump

By James Hasik

Whatever administration takes office, the US needs to better match its procurement plans to its operational strategies. Writing this week for Chatham House, Julianne Smith, Rachel Rizzo and Adam Twardowski find that one military topic on which Donald Trump may offer views significantly differing from those of the other presidential candidates is procurement. In their […]

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In the News

Aug 10, 2016

Stein Joins Kurdistan 24 to Discuss US Involvement in the Anticipated Mosul Operation

By Aaron Stein

Watch the full interview here.

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In the News

Jul 31, 2016

Abdo in the National Interest: How Iraq’s Most Senior Cleric Became a Major Power Broker

By Geneive Abdo

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Future of Iraq Taskforce

Jul 28, 2016

Younis Joins NPR to Discuss the Lessons We Have Learned from the Iraq War

By Nussaibah Younis

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In the News

Jul 20, 2016

Younis in MarketWatch: We’ve Learned the Wrong Lesson from the Iraq War: Never Intervene

By Nussaibah Younis

Read the full article here.

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