2022-09-06

While largescale military operations to combat the Islamic State (IS) group ceased in 2017, 1.18 million people remain internally displaced in Iraq in 2022. The estimated 200,000 displaced households continue...

2022-08-21

The Marshlands of Southern Iraq, often described as the ‘Garden of Eden,’ are under serious threat from the effects of climate change. This unique ecosystem serves as a crucial source...

2022-08-10

Iraq has been named the fifth-most vulnerable country to climate breakdown, affected by soaring temperatures, insufficient and diminishing rainfall, intensified droughts and water scarcity, frequent sand and dust storms, and...

2022-08-03

In 1996, twenty-five years ago, Graça Machel presented her seminal report on the impact of armed conflict on children to the United Nations General Assembly. The report exposed what was...

2022-07-26

Many scholars, policymakers, and observers view civil society as a force to be reckoned with in the political arena. Although they differ on what its exact function is and whether...

2022-05-30

Nearly five years after the Government of Iraq (GoI) declared victory over the Islamic State (IS) group in December 2017, more than one million people remain internally displaced throughout the...

2022-04-25

The formal education system in Iraq has been significantly disrupted over the last several years as a result of conflict and displacement. Damaged infrastructure, limited investment in teachers and curriculum,...

2022-03-30

The rise of narratives of disinformation in the Iraqi public sphere is threatening to destabilize an already fragile political system. Discourse and narratives are being manipulated by powerful elites who...

2022-03-27

This study provides an empirical examination and analysis of how the disputed status of Kirkuk and Ninewa Plains (Hamdaniya and Tel Keif) impacts the function of the justice sector, specifically...

2022-02-24

Although relatively prosperous and stable, the mid-Euphrates region of Iraq has not been successful in producing a civil society that promotes and produces democratic growth. The presumed association between civil...