IBBC holds online video webinar on the Political Situation in Iraq

by **claud39** Fri May 08, 2020 9:32 am

7th May 2020

On Thursday 7th May, IBBC hosted an update to coincide with the latest political situation in Iraq, including insights into the newly appointed Government and the Prime minster.

In an off the record discussion, with Dr Renad Mansour, a member of IBBC Advisory Council, senior research fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Programme and project director of the Iraq Initiative of Chatham House and Mr Sajad Jiyad an Iraqi political analyst based in Baghdad and former Managing Director of the Al-Bayan Centre, an Iraqi policy institute and currently a consultant and political commentator.

The discussion among membership covered views on the various ministers, the potential for reform, the political parties, stance against ISIS, and impact on foreign policy.

Mr Christophe Michels, MD of IBBC chaired the discussion and navigated conversation and questions.

For more information please contact london@webuildiraq.org

https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/mena-programme/iraq-initiative-project

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by **claud39** Fri May 08, 2020 9:38 am

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The Iraq Initiative is a fieldwork-based policy project that rethinks the nature of state-building and governance in Iraq.

The project tackles the root causes of state failure to challenge assumptions held in Western capitals about stabilization and peacebuilding and reach a more nuanced approach to navigating Iraq’s complex and interlinked political, security, and economic environment.
The initiative is based on original analysis and close engagement with a network of researchers and institutions inside Iraq. At the local level, it maps key political, business, military, tribal, clerical, and civil society figures across Iraq. At the national level, it explores the struggle over the state.
The project uses these field-based insights to inform international policy towards Iraq. Chatham House convenes Iraq Initiative activities in various cities in the Middle East, the UK, the US and Europe.
The Iraq Initiative is supported by Crescent Petroleum, the Nahrein Network at University College London and the Al Swaidi Family and the project director is Renad Mansour.

Department contact

Renad Mansour

Senior Research Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme
+44 (0)20 7957 5737
Email

https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/mena-programme/iraq-initiative-project