MERI Ranked as Iraq’s Leading Think Tank for The Third Year Running
MERI has once again been named the top think tank in Iraq and no. 57 of 480 in the Middle East and Northern Africa Region (MENA)
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MERI has once again been named the top think tank in Iraq and no. 57 of 480 in the Middle East and Northern Africa Region (MENA)
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These findings stress the destabilizing and traumatic effects of displacement and the urgency of addressing them
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Given the institutionalized nature of corruption in Iraq, fighting it will prove substantially difficult, and would require a national program that upsets major aspects of Iraqi politics.
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Political parties in the KRI must adopt roadmap for genuine reforms
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The research finds that 96% of the respondents were aware of international actors’ involvement in crisis response in Iraq, of these only 37.7% knew about EU’s engagement in the field.
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The referendum and its aftermath have set Iraqis and international actors on edge.
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The recent Iraq-Saudi Arabia rapprochement policy should be understood in the context of convergent political, security, and economic interests, with implications for regional security and stability.
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This report examines perceptions of local actors towards EU’s crisis response mechanisms in Iraq.
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MERI has once again been named the top think tank in Iraq and no. 57 of 480 in the Middle East and Northern Africa Region (MENA)
MERIShort Interviews with the Kurdistan Region’s leading politicians regarding their vision for the way forward amidst the current political crises.
MERIParticipants were in agreement that it would be more constructive for the KRI leaders to avoid dwelling on the past and instead seek forward-looking solutions that help unify the Kurdish stance
MERIThe research finds that 96% of the respondents were aware of international actors’ involvement in crisis response in Iraq, of these only 37.7% knew about EU’s engagement in the field.
MERI
The findings stress the destabilizing and traumatic effects of displacement and the urgency of addressing them
Irene Costantini
Given the institutionalized nature of corruption in Iraq, fighting it will prove substantially difficult, and would require a national program that upsets major aspects of Iraqi politics.
Yasir Kuoti
The recent Iraq-Saudi Arabia rapprochement policy should be understood in the context of convergent political, security, and economic interests, with implications for regional security and stability.
Yasir Kuoti
This report examines perceptions of local actors towards EU’s crisis response mechanisms in Iraq.
Khogir Wirya
Kurdistan shows that post-conflict countries can build a thriving higher education sector by working with foreign partners
Dlawer Ala’Aldeen
The Kurdistan referendum has opened the way for Baghdad and Erbil to prioritise serious negotiations.
Yasir Kuoti
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A short interview with Jalal Jawhar, Member of the Executive Body, Goran Movement Q: What is your vision for uniting the Kurdistan Region’s political discourse? مقابله قصيرة مع جلال جوهر، عضو الخلية التنفيذية في حركة التغيير ماهي رؤيتكم لتوحيد الخطاب السياسيی في اقليم كوردستان لتعزيز المواقف داخلياً وخارجياً؟ ***** . کورتە دیمانە لەگەڵ بەڕێز جەلال […]
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د. دلاوه‌ر عه‌لائه‌دین سه‌رۆكی ئینستیتیوتی رۆژهه‌ڵاتی ناوه‌ڕاست بۆ توێژینه‌وه، له هه‌ڤپه‌یڤینێكدا له‌گه‌ڵ ئاژانسی ئانادۆڵو رایده‌گه‌یه‌نێت له په‌یوه‌ست به ریفراندۆمه‌وه خوێندنه‌وه‌ی هه‌رێمی كوردستان بۆ سیاسه‌تی هێزه هه‌رێمیی و ده‌ره‌كییه‌کان له‌جێی خۆی نه‌بوو پرسیارەکان ریفراندۆم نه‌ده‌بوو بكرابا؟ یان بۆچی به‌م دۆخه‌ی ئێستا گه‌یشتین؟ هۆكاری سه‌ره‌كیی چییه؟ له یه‌كلاییكردنه‌وه‌ی پرسی ریفراندۆمدا عێراق به توندی په‌نای بۆ دوو كارت برد […]
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A short interview with Kawa Mahmood, Secretary General of Communist Party of Kurdistan. Q: What is your vision for uniting the Kurdistan Region’s political discourse? مقابله قصيرة مع كاوە محمد، سکرتير الحزب الشيوعي الكوردستاني كيف يمكن كسر الجمود و إزالة العراقي بين بغداد و اربيل؟ ***** . کورتە دیمانە […]
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A short interview with Yonadim Kana, Secretary General of the Assyrian Democratic Movement. Q: How do you see the future administration of the disputed territories? .مقابله قصيرة مع يونادم كنا، السكرتير العام للحركة الديمقراطية الاشورية كيف تری مستقبل إدارة المناطق المتنازع عليها؟ ***** . کورتە دیمانە لەگەڵ بەڕێز یونادم كەنا، سکرتێری گشتی بزوتنەوەی ديموكراتی ئاشوری داهاتوی […]
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A short interview with Mahmood Othman, Veteran Politician. Q: What is your vision for uniting the Kurdistan Region’s political discourse? مقابله قصيرة مع محمود عثمان، سياسي مخضرم كيف يمكن كسر الجمود و إزالة العراقي بين بغداد و اربيل؟ ***** کورتە دیمانە لەگەڵ بەڕێز محمود عثمان، سياسه‌تمه‌داری خاوه‌ن ئه‌زموون چۆن به‌ربه‌سته‌كانی نێوان به‌غدا و هه‌ولێر لاببرێن بۆ […]
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A short interview with Fazel Mirani, Politburo Member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Q: What is your vision for uniting the Kurdistan Region’s political discourse? مقابله قصيرة مع فاضل ميراني، عضو المكتب السياسي للحزب الديمقراطي الكوردساتاني ماهي رؤيتكم لتوحيد الخطاب السياسيی في اقليم كوردستان لتعزيز المواقف داخلياً وخارجياً؟ ***** . کورتە دیمانە لەگەڵ بەڕێز فازڵ […]
“Squeezing the Kurds too much could turn an armed standoff into an all-out ethnic conflict between two U.S.-armed forces. Given these developments, the only sensible way forward is for Baghdad and Irbil to make negotiations a priority.
“In the post-IS era old wounds threaten to resurface. Especially after IS, the Iraqi society became especially militarised. Everybody carries a weapon now. The risk of future conflicts being managed in a more violent way is much higher.”
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“The lack of a common narrative shared by both Arabs and Kurds regarding the history of Hasan Sham village is an obstacle to reconstruction and reconciliation”
Even a complete military victory over the Sunni extremists in Mosul will not change the reality that there is still no political agreement in place, or even basic trust, that could reconcile Iraq’s Sunni Arab minority with the Shiite-dominated national government.
“Instead of breaking off relations between communities in Nineveh it is better to find ways for how to improve those relationships”
Kurdish Peshmerga forces are expected to participate in the offensive from the northern front as part of an agreement signed with the United States and Iraqi army.
