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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

Jul 13, 2016

Hassan Quoted in OpenCanada About Kurdish Independence

By Kawa Hassan

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New Atlanticist

Jul 12, 2016

It’s Time for Iraq’s Kurds to be Entrepreneurial

By Bina Hussein

Dreams of economic prosperity and stability came crashing down in Kurdistan when the Iraqi central government ceased supporting the region’s budget, oil and gas prices hit rock bottom, and the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) flared up in other parts of the country—causing over 1.8 million refugees and internally displaced […]

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In the News

Jul 11, 2016

Hassan Addresses the European Parliament on Security in Iraq

By Kawa Hassan

Iraq Task Force Member Kawa Hassan addresses the security and defense subcomittee of the European Parliament on security in Iraq. Read the full article here.

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In the News

Jul 11, 2016

Ullman in UPI: Where Has All the Accountability Gone?

By Harlan Ullman

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Defense Industrialist

Jul 7, 2016

“We do not agree that hindsight is required.”

By James Hasik

The Chilcot Inquiry usefully recalls the bureaucratic failures of the fight against IEDs. The Chilcot Inquiry, the official British government investigation of the Iraq War, convened in November 2009. Just yesterday, more than six years on, Sir John and his fellow commissioners—Sir Lawrence Freedman, Sir Roderic Lyne, Baroness Usha Prashar, and the late Sir Martin Gilbert—published their […]

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MENASource

Jul 7, 2016

What You Need to Know About the Chilcot Report

By MENASource

On July 6, the long-awaited British inquiry into the decision to invade Iraq in 2003 was released. In a 12 volume report that took seven years to complete, the public is given greater insight into then Prime Minister Tony Blair’s decision-making process, his relationship with then US President George W. Bush, and into the failure […]

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In the News

Jul 6, 2016

al-Khoei for The Guardian: Iraq was Destined for Chaos – With or Without Britain’s Intervention

By Hayder al-Khoei

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In the News

Jul 6, 2016

Younis Quoted by Time on Lasting Impacts of the Iraq Invasion

By Nussaibah Younis

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In the News

Jul 5, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: What Americans Owe Iraqis

By Barbara Slavin

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In the News

Jul 5, 2016

Younis Joins Al Jazeera to Discuss Civilian Deaths in Iraq

By Nussaibah Younis

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