Addressing Challenges to Industry in the KRG and Iraq
May 30th, 2022On May 30th, 2022, the (IRIS) research fellows Ms, Ranya Baker and Ahmed Tabaqchali met with a group of industrial...Read more
Seminar Course: Civilian Protection in Conflict Zones
May 27th, 2022This semester-long seminar course equips advanced international studies students with an understanding of the challenges of civilian protection in conflict...Read more
Protecting Civilians from Harm: How Can Armed Actors Be Made to Comply with Rules?
May 11th, 2022On May 11, 2022, a team from IRIS and Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) held a workshop in Erbil for...Read more
Domestic Industrial Development Discussion with Ranya Bakr
Apr 5th, 2022On April 5th, 2022, IRIS research fellow Ms. Ranya Bakr met with students from the faculty of business to discuss...Read more
Innovative Responses to Cascading Climate Risks: Case Studies from Iraq, Jordan, and Oman
Mar 29th, 2022On March 29, 2022, IRIS co-hosted a panel discussion entitled "Innovative responses to cascading climate risks: case studies from Iraq,...Read more
Can Iraq Form a New Government? Economic and Political Implications
Mar 14th, 2022On March 14, 2022, IRIS hosted a panel discussion addressing the obstacles and potential pathways to government formation in Iraq...Read more
Conversation on Civilian Protection with Lahib Higel
Mar 13th, 2022On March 13, 2022, IRIS research interns met with Ms. Lahib Higel, senior analyst for the International Crisis Group, Iraq...Read more
Economic Trends and Sectors to Watch in 2022
Mar 7th, 2022The Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani organized an online roundtable event...Read more
Roundtables on Civilian Protection in Erbil
Mar 2nd, 2022On March 2, 2022, a team from IRIS and AUIS student interns went on a day-long learning trip to Erbil...Read more
Conversation with Iraq's Minister of Environment
Feb 15th, 2022On February 15, 2022, H.E. Dr. Jassim Abdul Aziz al-Falahi, Minister of the Environment, visited the Institute of Regional and...Read more
Webinar on Iraq’s Healthcare Sector
Dec 14th, 2021On December 14, 2021 Chatham House held an online panel entitled "Politically Sanctioned Corruption in Iraq’s Healthcare Sector," focusing specifically...Read more
The Growth of Private Universities in the KRI: Economic & Political Implications
Nov 4th, 2021On November 4, 2021, IRIS held a roundtable on the economic and political implications of the boom in private universities...Read more
Evaluating Iraq's Economic Reform Agenda
Sep 21st, 2021On September 21st, 2021, IRIS held a panel discussion on the Iraq Economic Review (IER) project entitled “Evaluating Iraq’s Economic...Read more
Breaking the Impasse: The Baghdad-Erbil Budget Divide
May 24th, 2021On May 20, 2021 IRIS hosted a public webinar with Ahmed Tabaqchali (Senior Fellow, IRIS), Megan Connelly (Non-Resident Fellow, IRIS),...Read more
The Failure of Reconstruction in Iraq: Spotlight on Mosul
Nov 25th, 2019On November 25, 2019, IRIS hosted a panel discussion with Abdulaziz Jarba of Al-Tahreer Association for Development, Dr. Zmkan Ali...Read more
Iraq Protests: State Violence and The Challenge of Reform
Nov 11th, 2019On November 11, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with Simona Foltyn of France 24 English, Faris Kamal Nadhmi of...Read more
Can Community Policing Increase State Legitimacy? Preliminary Findings from Iraq
Nov 6th, 2019On November 6, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with Robina Fellow at Yale Law School, Dr. Mara Revkin, entitled...Read more
The Protest Movement: Causes and Consequences
Oct 8th, 2019On October 8, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with IRIS staff Dr. Mac Skelton, Zainab Hamid, Dr. Zmkan Ali...Read more
A Conversation with NED VP Brian Joseph
Sep 19th, 2019On September 19, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with Brian Joseph of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) entitled...Read more
The ISIS Occupation of Mosul: Causes and Consequences - A Roundtable Discussion with Abdulaziz Al Jarba
Sep 16th, 2019On September 16, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with Abdulaziz Al Jarba of the Al-Tahreer Association for Development entitled...Read more
Rebuilding the State: Reconstruction, Centre-Periphery Relations, & Civil Society
Jun 17th, 2019Hosted at the University of Mosul on June 17, 2019, this panel discussed the challenges to rebuilding the state in...Read more
Iraq’s Crisis of Governance after the Basra Protests
Jun 6th, 2019On June 6, 2019 in Washington, DC, The Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Institute of Regional and International Studies...Read more
Rebuilding the Iraqi State - Spotlight on Basra
Apr 16th, 2019On April 16, 2019 The Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at AUIS hosted a symposium and panel discussion...Read more
Dr. Clifford Shultz on Sustainable Peace
Mar 26th, 2019On Thursday, March 7, 2019 IRIS hosted Dr. Clifford Schultz, Professor of Marketing at Loyola University Chicago, for a discussion...Read more
Conflict Analysis with Philipp Rotmann and Mario Schulz
Mar 26th, 2019On Tuesday, March 5, Philipp Rotmann and Mario Schulz, Associate Director and Research Associate at the Global Public Policy Institute...Read more
Peace-Building and Conflict Resolution with Rahman Aljebouri
Mar 26th, 2019On Wednesday, February 13, IRIS hosted Rahman Aljebouri, the current president of the Political Leadership and Governance Development Academy in...Read more
Sulaimani Forum 2019
Feb 25th, 2019On March 6 and 7, 2019, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq,...Read more
IRIS Hosts Mosulgraphy Photographer Ali Al Baroodi
Nov 15th, 2018On Thursday, November 15, 2018 IRIS hosted a discussion with Mosulgraphy photographer Ali Al Baroodi. Baroodi discussed the development of...Read more
The Kurds After the ‘Caliphate:’ How the Decline of ISIS Has Impacted the Kurds of Iraq and Syria
Nov 4th, 2018On Sunday, November 4, 2018, IRIS Fellow and King’s College PhD candidate John Holland-McCowan, hosted a presentation and discussion about...Read more
Political Speechwriting and US Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Daniel Benaim
Oct 24th, 2018On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 IRIS hosted Daniel Benaim, a former speechwriter in the White House and State Department and...Read more