Iraq 20 Years after the US Invasion: The Politics and Memory of the Transition from Dictatorship and Occupation

Economy and Natural Resources Tuesday, 25 April 2023 | 6:00–7:15 p.m. (CEST) Speakers: “Legacies of Hydrological Change and Political Conflict in Iraq”  Ariel Ahram and Farhad Mamshai (Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs, USA) “An Analysis of the Sustainable Development Policies and Natural Resources Governance in Iraq: 1990–2020”  Adnan Aljawareen

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Amman-Baghdad-Cairo (ABC) Agreement: A new path for economic integration

On Wednesday, September 7th from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET, the Atlantic Council’s empowerME Initiative and Iraq Initiative will host a virtual event to release a report on the Amman-Baghdad-Cairo (ABC) Agreement, which assesses the outcomes of recent summits between Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan focusing on trilateral agreements aimed at deepening economic integration. The report prese

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Women of Iraq: celebrating the achievements and addressing the growing challenges

In honor of International Women's Day 2021, we are delighted to announce our seventh webinar on the issue empowerment of Iraqi women. We are aware of the barriers challenging women's full participation in all facets of life, particularly in the economy, taking into account the devastating setbacks experienced by Iraqi women in the last decades. Thus, we are honored to present y

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