Guest Lecture: War Biology in the Middle East

On February 5, 2023, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American...

Symposium: Conflict, Environment and Health

On February 5, 2023, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American...

IRIS hosts roundtable on Iraq's Disputed Territories

On November 29, 2022, IRIS hosted visiting researcher Filip Sommer for a roundtable discussion...

Key Environmental & Climate Challenges in Iraq and MENA

On November 20, 2022, as part of the Iraq Climate Dialogue , IRIS hosted environmental journalist...

Policy Roundtable: Water Governance

On October 27, 2022, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) hosted a policy...

IRIS Hosts Greentech Entrepreneur, Basima Abdulrahman

As part of our Iraq Climate Dialogue series, IRIS hosted Basima Abdulrahman, the founder of Iraq's...

Iraq's Political Stalemate and State-Society Relations

On September 25, 2022, IRIS and the Iraq Initiative at Chatham House hosted a roundtable discussion...

IRIS Hosts Second Session of Iraq Leadership Fellows 2022 (ILF)

On August 19-22, 2022 the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) hosted the second...

IRIS Hosts a Roundtable Discussion in Najaf on Addressing Challenges to Industry in Iraq

On August 28, 2022, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion in partnership with the Moja Team in Najaf...

IRIS Hosts First Session of Iraq Leadership Fellows 2022 (ILF)

On June 24-27, 2022 the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) hosted the first...

Sand & Dust Storms in Iraq and the Middle East

On June 30, 2022 IRIS held a webinar entitled " Sand & Dust Storms in Iraq and the Middle East...

Addressing Challenges to Industry in the KRG and Iraq

On May 30th, 2022, the (IRIS) research fellows Ms, Ranya Baker and Ahmed Tabaqchali met with a...

Seminar Course: Civilian Protection in Conflict Zones

Seminar Course: Civilian Protection in Conflict Zones Co-Instructors: Mac Skelton (Ph.D.) and...

Protecting Civilians from Harm: How Can Armed Actors Be Made to Comply with Rules?

On May 11, 2022, a team from IRIS and Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) held a workshop in...

Domestic Industrial Development Discussion with Ranya Bakr

On April 5th, 2022, IRIS research fellow Ms. Ranya Bakr met with students from the faculty of...

Innovative Responses to Cascading Climate Risks: Case Studies from Iraq, Jordan, and Oman

On March 29, 2022, IRIS co-hosted a panel discussion entitled "Innovative responses to cascading...

Economic Trends and Sectors to Watch in 2022

The Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq,...

Conversation on Civilian Protection with Lahib Higel

On March 13, 2022, IRIS research interns met with Ms. Lahib Higel, senior analyst for the...

Roundtables on Civilian Protection in Erbil

On March 2, 2022, a team from IRIS and AUIS student interns went on a day-long learning trip to...

Can Iraq Form a New Government? Economic and Political Implications

On March 14, 2022, IRIS hosted a panel discussion addressing the obstacles and potential pathways...

Conversation with Iraq's Minister of Environment

On February 15, 2022, H.E. Dr. Jassim Abdul Aziz al-Falahi, Minister of the Environment, visited...

Webinar on Iraq’s Healthcare Sector

Panel on Iraq's Healthcare Sector On December 14, 2021 Chatham House held an online panel entitled...

The Growth of Private Universities in the KRI: Economic & Political Implications

On November 4, 2021, IRIS held a roundtable on the economic and political implications of the boom...

Evaluating Iraq's Economic Reform Agenda

On September 21st, 2021, IRIS held a panel discussion on the Iraq Economic Review (IER) project...

Breaking the Impasse: The Baghdad-Erbil Budget Divide

On May 20, 2021 IRIS hosted a public webinar with Ahmed Tabaqchali (Senior Fellow, IRIS), Megan...

The Politics of Displacement in Iraq

On March 3, 2021 IRIS and Chatham House held a webinar discussion entitled "The Politics of...

Humanitarian Perspectives on Protection Challenges in Post-Conflict Iraq

On February 16, 2021, IRIS hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with Douglas Jennings, Sub-...

Iraq-EU Relations: Stabilisation, Reconstruction & Security

On December 1, 2020 IRIS held a webinar entitled "Iraq-EU Relations: Stabilisation, Reconstruction...

Iraq-US Relations Under Trump or Biden Administrations

On October 26, 2020 IRIS held a webinar entitled “ Iraq-US Relations Under Trump or Biden...

Iraq-Turkey Relations Amidst Regional Tensions

On September 30, 2020 IRIS held a webinar entitled " Iraq-Turkey Relations Amidst Regional Tensions...

Will Iraq Hold Early Elections? Reform at the Ballot Box

On July 13, 2020 IRIS held a webinar entitled " Will Iraq Hold Early Elections? Reform at the...

Accountability after Iraq's Protests: The Path Forward to Address Violence & Human Rights Violations

On June 17, 2020 IRIS held a webinar entitled " Accountability after Iraq’s Protests: The Path...

Erbil-Baghdad Budget Crisis: Political and Economic Implications for the Kurdish Region

On May 21, 2020 IRIS held a webinar entitled “ Erbil-Baghdad Budget Crisis: Political and Economic...

Iraq's Electricity Challenges: US Sanctions, Iran, and the Future of Energy

On April 30, 2020 IRIS held a webina r entitled “ Iraq's Electricity Challenges: US Sanctions, Iran...

Iraq’s Economy: Spotlight on Oil and Gas

On April 20, 2020, IRIS held a webinar entitled Iraq’s Economy: Spotlight on Oil and Gas . The...

The Coronavirus: A Challenge for Local & Regional Health Policy

On February 27, 2020 IRIS hosted Dr Nawroz Saeed, the Manager of the response to Coronavirus in...

The Political Economy and Economic Decision Making of Iraqi IDPs

On February 17, 2020, IRIS hosted a policy roundtable discussion with Joshua Stacey of Social...

The Failure of Reconstruction in Iraq: Spotlight on Mosul

On November 25, 2019, IRIS hosted a panel discussion with Abdulaziz Jarba of Al-Tahreer Association...

Iraq Protests: State Violence and The Challenge of Reform

On November 11, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with Simona Foltyn of France 24 English,...

Can Community Policing Increase State Legitimacy? Preliminary Findings from Iraq

On November 6, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with Robina Fellow at Yale Law School, Dr...

The Protest Movement: Causes and Consequences

On October 8, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with IRIS staff Dr. Mac Skelton, Zainab...

A Conversation with NED VP Brian Joseph

On September 19, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with Brian Joseph of the National...

The ISIS Occupation of Mosul: Causes and Consequences - A Roundtable Discussion with Abdulaziz Al Jarba

On September 16, 2019, IRIS hosted a roundtable discussion with Abdulaziz Al Jarba of the Al-...

IRIS Hosts Second Class of Iraq Leadership Fellows (ILF)

On October 21-23, 2018, The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American...

Rebuilding the State: Reconstruction, Centre-Periphery Relations, & Civil Society

Hosted at the University of Mosul on June 17, 2019, this panel discussed the challenges to...

Iraq’s Crisis of Governance after the Basra Protests

On June 6, 2019 in Washington, DC, The Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Institute of Regional...

Rebuilding the Iraqi State - Spotlight on Basra

On April 16, 2019 The Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at AUIS hosted a...

Dr. Clifford Shultz on Sustainable Peace

On Thursday, March 7, 2019 IRIS hosted Dr. Clifford Schultz, Professor of Marketing at Loyola...

Peace-Building and Conflict Resolution with Rahman Aljebouri

On Wednesday, February 13, IRIS hosted Rahman Aljebouri, the current president of the Political...

Sulaimani Forum 2019

Below are links of the program, livestream video, and photos of the event: Access the program of...

IRIS Hosts Mosulgraphy Photographer Ali Al Baroodi

On Thursday, November 15, 2018 IRIS hosted a discussion with Mosulgraphy photographer Ali Al...

The Kurds After the ‘Caliphate:’ How the Decline of ISIS Has Impacted the Kurds of Iraq and Syria

On Sunday, November 4, 2018, IRIS Fellow and King’s College PhD candidate John Holland-McCowan,...

Political Speechwriting and US Foreign Policy: A Conversation with Daniel Benaim

On Wednesday, October 24, 2018 IRIS hosted Daniel Benaim, a former speechwriter in the White House...

The United Nations, Peacebuilding, and the Middle East

On Tuesday, October 19, IRIS hosted Dr. Peter Bartu for a discussion on the United Nations,...

Open Discussion with Yara Salem, World Bank Special Representative to Iraq

On Wednesday, October 17, 2018 IRIS and the AUIS Entrepreneurship Initiative hosted an open...

Open Discussion: The Rise of Populism in Europe and the Middle East

On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 IRIS Fellow and London School of Economics PhD candidate Nicola...

From Protests to Elections: What's Next for Iraq and the Kurdistan Region?

Panelists: Akeel Abbas , American University of Iraq, Sulaimani Zmkan Ali Saleem , Institute of...

IRIS Hosts Third Iraq Leadership Fellows Workshop

The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at AUIS hosted the third session of the...

IRIS Hosts Second Session of Iraq Leadership Fellows (ILF)

The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) hosted the second session of the Iraq...

IRIS and KAS Launch Iraq Leadership Fellows Program

In cooperation with the Syria/Iraq Office of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, the Institute of Regional...

AUIS Partners with CIPE on Training for Iraqi Academics

The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), in partnership with the Center for International...

AUIS Hosts Leadership Academy Training for Iraqi Professionals

The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) hosted the first class of the Leadership Academy...

IRIS Dialogues | "Iraq's Economy in Transition"

On Sunday, March 11, IRIS hosted the inaugural IRIS Dialogues titled “Iraq’s Economy in Transition...

IRIS Hosts Professor Aisha Ahmad for a Workshop on Social Science Research Design and Methodology

On Thursday, April 17, 2018, IRIS hosted a workshop by Assistant Professor Aisha Ahmad from the...

IRIS Supports Civic Education with the Independent High Electoral Commission

On Thursday April 5, IRIS hosted a presentation and roundtable led by the Independent High...

IRIS Hosts U.S. Consul General in Erbil, Ken Gross

On November 28, 2017, IRIS hosted the United States Consul General in Erbil, Ken Gross, at an event...

IRIS hosts EU diplomatic representation in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

On November 14, 2017, IRIS hosted the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Iraq, Ramon Blecua, and the...

AUIS Global Entrepreneurship Week

On November 16, 2017, IRIS hosted an informal discussion and Q & A session with entrepreneurs...

Guest Lecture: State-building and Nationalism with Dr. Faleh Jabbar

On September 17, 2017, IRIS hosted a lecture by Dr. Faleh Jabbar on the topics of “State-building...

U.S. & Turkish Foreign Policy, Post-ISIS Iraq & the KRG Referendum on Independence

On September 12, 2017, IRIS hosted a guest lecture on foreign policy perspectives of the Kurdistan...

Entrepreneurship in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region

One June 19, 2017, IRIS hosted a workshop entitled “ Barriers and Opportunities for...

Training Course on Humanitarian Response to the Displacement Crisis in the KRI

On May 24 and 25, 2017, LSE Middle East Center , the American University in Dubai , and IRIS held a...

Policy Roundtable: War, Health, and Refugees in Iraq

On April 27, 2017, IRIS hosted a roundtable entitled “ War, Health, and Refugees in Iraq ,” in...

Working Discussion: "What comes after Mosul? Local and national security relationships, and the impact of local or non-state security force proliferation”

On December 15th, 2016, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American...

War and Healthcare in Iraq: 1980 – 2016

Economic Reforms in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

A Discussion with Wyatt Roy, Former Australian MP

Australian politician Wyatt Beau Roy, meets AUIS students to discuss his experience as the youngest ever elected MP in Australia and youngest ever Minister in the Commonwealth.

US Foreign Policy, Selective Engagement, and Stabilization

On September 27, 2016, Dr. Denise Natali, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute for...

The KRG-Iran Pipeline: Political theater or game-changer?

On August 15, 2016, IRIS fellow Cameron Bell delivered a lecture on his ongoing research on the KRG...

After ISIS: Politics, Deal-Making, and the Struggle for Iraq’s Future

Understanding and managing intra-state territorial contestation: Iraq's disputed territories in comparative perspective

On May 24 th and 25 th , 2016, the University of Exeter and IRIS hosted a research workshop at the...

Displacement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Impact, Response and Options

With the start of the Syrian revolution in 2011, and the rise and expansion of ISIS in 2014, yet...

Private Sector Economic Development in the KRG

On May 2 nd , 2016, Dr. Frank R. Gunther, Professor of Economics at Lehigh University in...

A Discussion with Sayyid Jawad Al-Khoei

On April 12, 2016, IRIS and AUIS hosted a roundtable discussion with Sayyid Jawad Al-Khoei,...

Fourth Annual Sulaimani Forum

Ezidis Beyond ISIS

On February 11th 2016, IRIS & The Center for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) hosted a...

Economic Recession in the KRI

On October 22nd 2015, the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS) hosted a roundtable discussion on the economic crisis in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) led by non-resident IRIS Fellow, Dr. Mark DeWeaver.

Implications of Russia's Role for Iraq, KRG

On October 13, 2015, IRIS hosted a panel discussion for AUIS students on the implications of Russia's new involvement in the region for Iraq and the KRG.

"Threat of ISIS in Iraq"

On July 31, 2015, IRIS co-hosted an event at the DC-based Stimson Center titled “Threat of ISIS in...