*/ Introduction Every year as summer approaches, or whenever the U. S. waivers for the imports of Iranian electricity and...Read more
*/ Introduction The Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI) has struggled with electricity shortages for decades. To address this challenge, the...Read more
*/ Can Iraq’s energy and agricultural sectors overcome entrenched challenges to secure the country’s economic future? The latest Iraq Economic...Read more
*/ العربية Can Iraq’s economy withstand the mounting pressures of infrastructure challenges, political divisions, and environmental crises? The latest Iraq...Read more
العربية Starting in the spring months of 2024, images of overflowing dams and flooded rivers dominated Iraqi TV channels and...Read more
The Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) is currently accepting applications from academics and researchers in Iraq to join...Read more
For the Arabic version of this piece, please click here. In policy circles, one often hears analysts lament that the...Read more
لە کاتی گەورە بوونم لەسەرەتای ساڵانی (٢٠٠٠)ەکان لە گوندێکی هەرێمی کوردستانی عێراق بچڕانی کارەبا و وتارە درێژەکانی سەدام حوسەین زۆر بێزاریان دەکردم چونکە هەردووکیان ١٥ .Read more
.أعلن معهد الدراسات الإقليمية والدولية (آيرس) في الجامعة الأمريكية في العراق، السليمانية، عن صدور العدد التاسع من نشرة العراق الاقتصاديةRead more
Introduction Growing up in a rural village in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in the early 2000s, I detested the...Read more
المقدمة افتُتحت (قرية دجلة) في بغداد صيف عام ٢٠٢٢، وهي مجمع مترامي الأطراف يمتد على مساحة ٦٠٠٠ متر مربع ويضم...Read more
Can Iraq’s economy adapt to the accelerating pressures of climate change?Read more
IRIS hosted a panel discussion entitled “Can Iraq’s Economy Adapt to Climate Change?” The event took place at the American...Read more
The Underbelly of Iraq’s ‘Economic Boom’ By Hayder Al-ShakeriRead more
المقدمة تمنح الحكومة المحلية في البصرة سنوياً لموظفي القطاع العام "عطلة ارتفاع درجات الحرارة" عندما تصل درجات الحرارة أو تتخطى...Read more
Introduction Every year, the local government in Basra gives public sector employees a “heat holiday” when temperatures hit or exceed...Read more
مقدمة في 23 آذار/مارس [1] ، ادلت غرفة التجارة الدولية بحكمها في قضية تحكيم استمرّت تسع سنوات بين العراق وتركيا...Read more
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s nine years of independent oil exports – and by extension Iraq’s two separate oil production...Read more
On May 17, 2023, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) hosted a roundtable featuring Ahmed Tabaqchali, Senior Fellow...Read more
In the February 2023 edition of the Iraq Economic Review (IER), researchers address the causes and consequences of the instability...Read more
The October 2022 issue of the Iraq Economic Review features analysis from Ahmed Tabaqchali detailing the challenges facing the KRG...Read more
The June 2022 issue of the Iraq Economic Review includes an exclusive one-on-one interview with Iraqi green tech entrepreneur Basima...Read more
One goal of the Iraq Economic Review is to move beyond general commentary about the growth potential of a given...Read more
In comparison to previous demonstrations in the KRI, the rhetoric of the December 2020 protests was more absolutist and its...Read more
IRIS is partnering with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) on a research project to promote sound economic policy, knowledge,...Read more
