Archives: Iraq

Syria protest in front of Arab League courtesy of LokhaWhat next for the Arab League?

Writing exclusively for CMEC, Shashank Joshi from the Royal United Services Institute considers whether the Arab League can be an effective actor in the Middle East following the events of the Arab awakening and recent turmoil in Syria.

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Iraq - US army soldierLessons from the Iraq war

“It’s hard to improvise an occupation” – Harvard’s Professor Stephen M. Walt on lessons from the war in Iraq.

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3333590254_575474dc4e_oCMEC Chairman meets Kurdish Minister for Foreign Affairs

Baroness Morris meets with Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the Foreign Relations Department at the Kurdish Regional Government.

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Iraq helicopterUS troop withdrawal from Iraq

International Crisis Group’s Joost Hiltermann, in this CMEC exclusive, asks what the future holds for a fully sovereign Iraq?

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EDS NOTE---RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTOBritain and the Middle East since 9/11

Professor Rosemary Hollis looks at UK policy towards the Middle East since 9/11, providing perspective on the implications for Iraq, the Peace Process and British allies in the region.

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IMG_3542Arabs, Christians, and the lessons of history

Dr Mohammed Abdel Haq writes that violence between Christians and Muslims ‘should be condemned loudly and without reservation’ as tensions rise between communities across the Middle East.

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P1010397Lunch with Sir Jeremy Greenstock

CMEC hosted a lunchtime brief in which Sir Jeremy Greenstock spoke to MPs about the current situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinians Territories.

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Lunchtime Brief with Lt Gen Sir Graeme LambLunchtime Brief with Lt. Gen. Sir Graeme Lamb

On the 8th November CMEC hosted a lunchtime brief with General Lamb at Roux at Parliament Square. He gave a presentation on the impact of the SDSR, together with a talk on the UK’s capability to respond to future conflicts worldwide.