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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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May 18, 2016

Younis Quoted by Voice of America on US Aid Against ISIS in Iraq

By Nussaibah Younis

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In the News

May 16, 2016

Connable Writes for War on the Rocks about Calls for Partition in Iraq

By Atlantic Council

Iraq Task Force Member Ben Connable writes for War on the Rocks about the need for partition advocates to either present clear recommendations or to support a unified Iraq. Read the full article here.

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MENASource

May 16, 2016

A Global Resettlement Scheme for Refugees in the EU

By Solon Ardittis

On May 4, 2016, the European Commission (EC) presented a draft regulation intended to overhaul the existing Dublin Regulation that has dictated the asylum application system in Europe for the past 20 years. By introducing a “fairness mechanism,” the idea was to establish a new system that imbibes solidarity among the EU member states.

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New Atlanticist

May 13, 2016

Contributions to NATO More Than Just Budgetary, says Canada’s Defense Minister

By Ashish Kumar Sen

NATO member states’ defense expenditure must be measured in much more than just budgetary terms, Canada’s Defense Minister, Harjit Sajjan, said on May 12. “We had 158 soldiers who died, sacrificed, in Afghanistan. This is a contribution that we made,” Sajjan, a veteran of the Afghan war, said in a brief interaction with journalists at […]

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In the News

May 11, 2016

Younis Quoted by Voice of America on Radicalization in Iraq

By Nussaibah Younis

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MENASource

May 9, 2016

Muqtada al-Sadr’s Changing Role in an Unchanging Iraq

By Nabeel Khoury

In a speech a day after his followers stormed Iraq’s parliament, Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr described the move as a gesture of civil disobedience in rejection of Iraq’s political class and the sectarian division of power and corruption within it. The protesters tore up papers, ransacked offices, and kicked furniture around, with some reports of […]

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In the News

May 6, 2016

Younis Joins Voice of America to Discuss the Challenges Facing the Iraqi Government

By Nussaibah Younis

Listen to the full interview here.

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In the News

May 5, 2016

Al-Ali Writes for the New York Times on the Current Political Challenges Facing the Iraqi Government

By Atlantic Council

Iraq Task Force Member Zaid al-Ali writes for the New York Times about Iraq’s current political instability, saying that part of the process of reforming the corrupt system must include the inclusion of new political actors in the process/government. Without “new blood,” al-Ali says that Iraq will never emerge from governmental corruption. Read the full […]

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MENASource

May 5, 2016

Operations in the Manbij Pocket: Finding A Way Forward in the War against ISIS

By Aaron Stein

The Islamic State (ISIS) threat to Turkey has increased considerably in recent months, following an increase in rocket attacks on the Turkish city of Kilis and the deliberate targeting of Turkish tanks and artillery near Karkamış. The rise of the Islamic State threat prompted Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, to underscore the need to clear […]

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May 5, 2016

Younis in Foreign Affairs: Sectarianism and the Protests in Baghdad

By Nussaibah Younis

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