Archives: Iraq
What 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.
Lessons from the Iraq war
“It’s hard to improvise an occupation” – Harvard’s Professor Stephen M. Walt on lessons from the war in Iraq.
CMEC 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.
US troop withdrawal from Iraq
International Crisis Group’s Joost Hiltermann, in this CMEC exclusive, asks what the future holds for a fully sovereign Iraq?
Britain 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.
Arabs, 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.
Lunch 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.
Lunchtime 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.