The Rules-Based Order Is Breaking Down. What Comes Next?
In a volatile and unpredictable international system, great powers are giving up on diplomacy while middle powers are seeking alternatives
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MERIFour Iraq and Iran experts analyse the potential of escalation of the on-going war and its implications on Iraq & KRI
MERIWhile accountability should be a tool for reform, in Iraq it’s often wielded for political maneuvering and scoring points.
MERIIn a volatile and unpredictable international system, great powers are giving up on diplomacy while middle powers are seeking alternatives
Ramy El-DowekPursue & implement far-reaching structural reforms, including PMF integration, or risk a slide into intensified confrontation with the US
Dlawer Ala’AldeenThe strategic position of the Kurdistan Region within Iraq’s evolving political landscape and the wider regional and international context
MERIThis policy brief explores Iraq’s multifaceted response to the regional upheaval & examines the role and agency of non-state actors
Dlawer Ala’AldeenMERI developed & piloted the Sinjar Stakeholder Platform to depoliticize public services in the district
Khogir WiryaThe unresolved status of Kurds has been one of the principal obstacles to democratization in Turkey.
MERIThe evolving relationship between power and opposition in a Region where democratic institutions remain fragile
MERIAll three branches of governance are under the dominance of partisan interests, leaving little room for a functional opposition.
MERIQubad Talabani: Just as the KRI demands devolved powers from Baghdad, it must also devolve powers from Erbil to provinces, districts and sub-districts.
MERIReturning to authoritarian centralism was neither possible nor desirable and that Syria’s diversity remained an asset. A Policy Debate
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