Iraq
Nov 22, 2021
Workshop – Arab Shia Communities in Transition: A Peacemaking Opportunity for the International Community?
AGSIW and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung co-hosted a workshop on Shia communities in Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.
Nov 12, 2021
UAE and Saudi Arabia Cut Renewables Deals to Improve Iraq Relations
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are making a serious effort to collaborate with Iraq, but these energy projects still have a long way to go to reach fruition.
Oct 27, 2021
Baghdad’s Deepening Reengagement With the Gulf: Hostage to Government Formation
Recent Iraqi governments have pushed for reintegration with the Arab world, but continuation of that trend depends on the next government.
Oct 13, 2021
Iraq Protest Movement Defies Odds, Outperforms in Elections
Results from Iraq’s elections show that a determined young generation can organize and win seats, no matter the obstacles placed in the way by a political system most Iraqis lost faith in long ago.
Oct 12, 2021
Low Turnout, But Glimmer of Hope in Iraq’s Elections
AGSIW's Geneive Abdo spoke with Akeel Abbas, an expert on Iraqi politics and sectarian identities, to discuss the results of Iraq's October 10 parliamentary elections.
Sep 23, 2021
Iraq’s Elections: Will Boycott Efforts Delegitimize or Entrench Discredited Status Quo?
No matter the outcome, the October elections will show that a young generation has altered the political landscape in Iraq.
Sep 14, 2021
Iraq Secures Largest Foreign Investment in Two Decades With TotalEnergies Deal
The TotalEnergies deal with Iraq includes clean energy aspects that are a step in the right direction for the country to develop a more sustainable economy, but the focus is still on oil and gas.
Sep 7, 2021
Iraq’s October Elections: A Game Changer or More of the Same?
On September 7, AGSIW hosted a discussion on Iraq's upcoming parliamentary elections.
