Iraq after ISIS: The Challenges of State-Building
Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, December 20, 2016 | 12:00PM - 2:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, 1 Devonshire Place |
Description
This talk will look at future prospects and challenges of rebuilding the Iraqi state after coalition forces take back Mosul, the second largest city, from the so-called Islamic State. It will question whether the forthcoming military victory can be complemented with the political victory needed to prevent the salafi-jihadist group from returning (in its present or other form) in years ahead. This necessarily requires analysing inter- and intra-ethnic or sectarian problems of representation. The session will discuss whether the Iraqi leadership, Shia, Sunni, and Kurd, have done enough to address the root causes that led to the emergence of the Islamic State. With two important elections coming up in 2018 (provincial and parliamentary), the session will also look at alliance building between the different factions and the potential for the central government to resume political control in liberated areas and military control over the many paramilitaries that currently enjoy autonomy.
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