Preventing Arab-Kurd Conflict in Iraq after the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces

Preventing Arab-Kurd Conflict in Iraq after the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces

Monday, March 28, 2011

By: Emma Sky

Since the fall of the former regime in 2003, there has been continuous concern that fighting might break out between the Arabs and the Kurds over Kirkuk and the boundary of the Kurdistan Regional Government. Unless new conflict prevention mechanisms are put in place, there is a real risk that tensions could boil over as people tire of waiting for a political resolution.

Type: Peace Brief

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Upheaval in Syria

Monday, March 28, 2011

By: Scott Lasensky

Scott Lasensky is the co-author of Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace (USIP Press) and Dealing with Damascus (Council on Foreign Relations). He travels regularly to Syria.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention