Iraq

  • Permalink Syrian refugees queue to be registered on the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Arsal. Source: UNHCR/M. Hofer/November 2013Gallery

    Protracted Conflicts and Public Health: Re-thinking Geographies of Health Care Provision in the Middle East

Protracted Conflicts and Public Health: Re-thinking Geographies of Health Care Provision in the Middle East

by Yasmine Kherfi

While conflicts across the Middle East gain a lot of media traction, their broader implications on the future of health care provision across the region tend to be overlooked. Medical neutrality, fundamental to sustaining global health and humanitarian efforts, is increasingly being undermined in armed conflicts. In countries like Yemen and Syria, alongside the high human toll […]

November 30th, 2018|Analysis & Opinion, Featured, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria|0 Comments|
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    Security and Governance in the Disputed Territories Under a Fractured GOI: The Case of Northern Diyala

Security and Governance in the Disputed Territories Under a Fractured GOI: The Case of Northern Diyala

by Zmkan Ali Saleem, Mac Skelton and Christine M. van den Toorn

In October 2017, the Kurdish Regional Government’s (KRG) political and military hold over large swaths of the disputed territories evaporated overnight. A mix of military forces and militias backed by the Government of Iraq (GOI) overwhelmed Kurdish Peshmerga forces, quickly taking over strategic areas of Diyala, Salahadin, Ninawa, and […]

November 14th, 2018|Iraq, Research|0 Comments|
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  • Permalink Mujahideen in the tribal areas of Pakistan, late December 1979. Source: CC.Gallery

    Beyond Sectarianism? Transnational Identity Politics & Conflict in the Modern Middle East: Pasts, Presents, Futures

Beyond Sectarianism? Transnational Identity Politics & Conflict in the Modern Middle East: Pasts, Presents, Futures

by Jessica Watkins

Sectarian violence is decreasing across the Middle East, if largely due to mass displacement and harsh settlements imposed in states emerging from conflict. Alongside this decrease, an aggressive strain of transnational sectarian politics which has gripped the region for the past few decades is abating, at least for now. But while in principle, this lull creates a […]

November 12th, 2018|Analysis & Opinion, Egypt, Featured, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi, Syria|0 Comments|
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  • Permalink Television stations cover a press conference in Iraq. Photo: United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Flickr.Gallery

    ‘Pockets of Media Civicness’ in a Conflictual Political Landscape: A Case Study of Iraqi Media

‘Pockets of Media Civicness’ in a Conflictual Political Landscape: A Case Study of Iraqi Media

by Aida Al-Kaisy

In a landscape driven by political ownership and partisan media, what possibility is there for the media to fulfil its role as watchdog, calling those in positions of power to account?

The media as battlefield is not a new concept. For a strong democracy to function, the media is considered an essential spoke in the democratic wheel, a chance […]

November 7th, 2018|Iraq, Research|0 Comments|
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    Rifts over Control of the Hashd al-Shaabi: Implications for Government Formation

Rifts over Control of the Hashd al-Shaabi: Implications for Government Formation

by Hayder al-Khafaji

The ongoing negotiations to form the next Iraq government have included fierce debate over competing efforts to control the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). During the course of the war against Da’esh (the Islamic State or ISIS), the differences and disagreements between the PMF (itself composed of disparate and often antagonistic paramilitary groups) and the Iraqi government led […]

October 17th, 2018|Analysis & Opinion, Iraq|0 Comments|
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