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| The Struggle Over Kirkuk |
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Instead of emerging victoriously from post-war reconstruction, Iraq has plunged into a crisis of governance, with a popularly elected but weak government, unremitting insurgency, growing sectarian strife and rule by militia. A divisive constitution, agreed in 2005, ratified a deep polarisation afflicting the body politic. The prognosis is poor, and yet all efforts should be made to pull the country back from the abyss, lest it become the latest in a series of failed states, with disastrous consequences for the region. Top priorities are to work for national reconciliation by ending sectarian and revenge attacks, bringing disenfranchised communities into the political process, revising the constitution, and demobilising and reintegrating militia forces, while steadily building up national security forces (army, police, intelligence, border guards).
Our reports for this project are listed below, starting with the most recent. You can also search for relevant reports using the search box in the top right hand side of this page.
Many of these reports have been translated into Arabic. To see these reports, click on the Arabic language button above.
Articles, op-eds, speeches and media releases can be found under the media section.
Click here for a more detailed history of the country/conflict.
One of our recent reports, In Their Own Words: Reading the Iraqi Insurgency, was featured on ABC's Nightline (U.S.). Click here to read the commentary.
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Recent reports & briefings
- Iraq’s Uncertain Future: Elections and Beyond, Middle East Report N°94, 25 February 2010
- Iraq’s New Battlefront: The Struggle over Ninewa, MENA Report N°90, 28 September 2009
- Iraq and the Kurds: Trouble Along the Trigger Line, Middle East Report N°88, 8 July 2009
- Iraq's Provincial Elections: The Stakes, Middle East Report N°82, 27 January 2009
- Turkey and Iraqi Kurds: Conflict or Cooperation?, Middle East Report N°81, 13 November 2008
- Oil for Soil: Toward a Grand Bargain on Iraq and the Kurds, Middle East Report N°80, 28 October 2008
- Failed Responsibility: Iraqi Refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, Middle East Report N°77, 10 July 2008
- Iraq after the Surge I: The New Sunni Landscape, Middle East Report N°74, 30 April 2008
- Iraq after the Surge II: The Need for a New Political Strategy, Middle East Report N°75, 30 April 2008
- Iraq’s Civil War, the Sadrists and the Surge, Middle East Report N°72, 7 February 2008
- Shiite Politics in Iraq: The Role of the Supreme Council, Middle East Report N°70, 15 November 2007
- Where Is Iraq Heading? Lessons from Basra, Middle East Report N°67, 25 June 2007
- Iraq and the Kurds: Resolving the Kirkuk Crisis, Middle East Report N°64, 19 April 2007
- After Baker-Hamilton: What to Do in Iraq, Middle East Report N°60, 19 December 2006
- Iraq and the Kurds: The Brewing Battle over Kirkuk, Middle East Report N°56, 18 July 2006
- Iraq’s Muqtada Al-Sadr: Spoiler or Stabiliser?, Middle East Report N°55, 11 July 2006
- The Next Iraqi War? Sectarianism and Civil Conflict, Middle East Report N°52, 27 February 2006
- In Their Own Words: Reading the Iraqi Insurgency, Middle East Report N°50, 15 February 2006
- Unmaking Iraq: A Constitutional Process Gone Awry, Middle East Briefing N°19, 26 September 2005
- Iraq: Don't Rush the Constitution, Middle East Report N°42, 8 June 2005
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