Iraq

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Iraq: Progress in Peacebuilding
This document highlights USIP's 2009 programs in Iraq.

Latest from USIP on Iraq

February 9, 2010 | Event
Fighting Corruption in Security Sector Reform

PLEASE NOTE: This event has been canceled.
January 22, 2010 | Event
Pursuing Safety and Freedom

This USIP Working Paper examines the complex nexus between democratic change and U.S. security interests, with a principal focus on Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Yemen.
January 21, 2010 | Resource
In Pursuit of Democracy and Security in the Greater Middle East

This Working Paper is the culmination of the work of the Study Group on Reform and Security.
January 20, 2010 | Event
Assessing "A New Way Forward": One Year of the Obama Administration in the Middle East

On the one-year anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, USIP and POMED invited a public audience to assess the Obama administration's first year and to examine the administration's oppurtunities to implement its vision of a new beginning with the Arab and Muslim world.

The Current Situation

The overall security situation in Iraq has improved dramatically over the past two years as violence has fallen to levels not seen since the first months of the war. Moreover, political space has opened: 2009 provincial elections, though imperfect, were largely viewed as free and fair, incumbents were turned out, and a broad range of parties participated. In the run-up to January 2010 national elections, sectarian political mobilization on the scale experienced during and after the 2005 round has yet to materialize, despite grave concerns over the capacity of Iraqi forces to maintain security in the wake of U.S. withdrawal.

Take a more in depth look at the current situation in Iraq.

The Baghdad Office

Since 2004, USIP has maintained a permanent field mission in Iraq, with an outstanding Iraqi and American staff who provide essential on-the-ground support to USIP’s programs.

Read about the Institute's latest news in Baghdad.
Meet our Baghdad Chief of Party, Manal Omar, and watch as she describes how Iraq has changed since 2003.
Caelan McGee works daily throughout Iraq training others in conflict mediation. Read his account of a typical day in Baghdad.
The Oral Histories Project on Stability Operations captures the experiences of Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Teams. Learn more about PRT support in Iraq.

Going Forward: USIP Goals in Iraq

USIP experts in Baghdad and Washington are working diligently toward peace and stability by implementing projects aimed at:

Multimedia

Watch, listen and learn as USIP experts and events address issues facing Iraq:

Watch Matt Levinger discuss the Obama administration’s policy toward Iraq and how the “Responsibility to Protect” doctrine could be invoked to help prevent violence in northern Iraq.
Watch and listen to Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki's speech at an exclusive event at USIP in July 2009.
Watch Sam Parker discuss U.S. – Iraqi relations.

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