Sulaimani Forum 2025
Apr 7th, 2025The Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), will host the 9th...Read more
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY ON FOOD SECURITY IN IRAQ: THE CASE OF THI QAR
Feb 12th, 2025Introduction Thi Qar province is a major center for agricultural production in Iraq.[ 1 ] Farming plays a crucial role...Read more
IRIS Concludes the Seventh Batch of Iraq Leadership Fellows
Nov 20th, 2024On November 17, 2024, the Iraq Leadership Fellows (ILF) program concluded its 2024 activities, with funding provided by the DT...Read more
Iraq’s Water Crisis: Climate Adaptation in Conflict Settings
Nov 18th, 2024Iraq faces an escalating water crisis driven by unprecedented droughts, transboundary water disputes, and decades of environmental degradation. This report,...Read more
Iraq Economic Review: Tenth Issue
Nov 3rd, 2024العربية Can Iraq’s economy withstand the mounting pressures of infrastructure challenges, political divisions, and environmental crises? The latest Iraq Economic...Read more
Broken Roads: The Politics of Transport Infrastructure in Iraqi Kurdistan
Sep 16th, 2024کوردی - العربية Introduction Every day truck drivers set off from Erbil carrying goods and commodities destined for Sulaymaniyah, and...Read more
Beyond the Rainy Season: Iraq’s Environmental Policy & Economic Implications
Aug 13th, 2024العربية Starting in the spring months of 2024, images of overflowing dams and flooded rivers dominated Iraqi TV channels and...Read more
Addressing Challenges in Water & Environmental Governance: The Role of Iraqi Youth in Fostering Accountability
May 2nd, 2024Climate change will create new risks and increasingly test the resilience of countries across the Middle East region, and Iraq...Read more
Iraq and the Gaza War: Between Elite Control and Popular Solidarity
Feb 28th, 2024On October 27, an emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for a durable and...Read more
IRIS hosts environmental governance workshop
Jan 27th, 2024On January 26-27, 2024, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) conducted the first workshop of the Youth for...Read more
Iraq Economic Review: The Economy in an Era of Climate Change
Sep 27th, 2023Can Iraq’s economy adapt to the accelerating pressures of climate change?Read more
IRIS Hosts the First Workshop of Iraq Leadership Fellows 2023 in Sulaimaniyah
May 25th, 2023On May 12-14, 2023, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani (AUIS) kicked...Read more
The Dinar & Al-Sudani’s Agenda
Feb 20th, 2023In the February 2023 edition of the Iraq Economic Review (IER), researchers address the causes and consequences of the instability...Read more
Iraq Climate Dialogue
Feb 23rd, 2022Climate change and environmental degradation pose complex short-term and long-term challenges for Iraq and the Kurdish region, yet a sustained...Read more
Why Did Protests Erupt in Iraqi Kurdistan?
Dec 22nd, 2020In comparison to previous demonstrations in the KRI, the rhetoric of the December 2020 protests was more absolutist and its...Read more