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An American Insider Perspective: The Iraqi Constitution, Referendum, and Elections

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A worker puts up an election campaign poster in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 26, 2004.
(AP/Wide World)

Date
Thursday, September 15, 2005
10:00 AM–11:30 AM

Location
U.S. Institute of Peace
1200 17th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
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With a constitution drafted, a referendum coming up on October 15, 2005, and elections to follow by December 15, 2005, Iraq is struggling in the midst of a brutal insurgency to establish a viable democracy. Peter Galbraith, one of the few Americans who worked inside the constitutional process, addressed such critical issues as:

• Can the Sunnis be brought on board?
• Do the southern governorates intend to form one or more regions under the new constitution?
• Are there compromises available between critics of the current draft and its supporters?
• Will completion of the transitional phase have an impact on the insurgency?
• What if the constitution is rejected at the referendum?
• What will the next elections bring?

Speakers

• Ambassador Peter Galbraith
  Senior Diplomatic Fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
• Daniel Serwer Moderator
  Vice President and Director, Peace and Stability Operations, U.S. Institute of Peace,

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• Introduction by Daniel Serwer
  1 min 31 sec - 432KB
• Peter Galbraith's Remarks
  31 min - 6.2MB
• Question and Answer
  1 hr 6 min - 13.2MB