Recent floods in Egypt serve as "a warning", writes @AlessiaMelcangi, renewing hostilities over Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). "Ethiopia presents the GERD as a developmental milestone ... For Egypt and Sudan, however, the project represents an existential

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🗳️ 🇮🇶 Iraqis are heading to the polls for landmark parliamentary elections—the sixth since the overthrow of Baathist rule in 2003. What's the future of governance in Baghdad and Erbil? Will results impact the crucial energy sector and economy? How is Iraq's security and

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🔴 #Iraq elections tracker: As Iraqis head to the polls and the coalition-building unfolds, @VictoriaT_ and @nibrasbasitkey map what to expect next for Iraq’s governance and its people. Follow our rolling coverage as the landmark elections unfold, here👇

Recent floods in Egypt serve as "a warning", writes @AlessiaMelcangi, renewing hostilities over Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). "Ethiopia presents the GERD as a developmental milestone ... For Egypt and Sudan, however, the project represents an existential

🔴 WATCH | @YerevanSaeed on the Decline of Islamism in Kurdistan “Islamist parties have lost credibility—they haven’t delivered. Many may win just one seat each,” notes Yerevan Saeed, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Iraq Initiative, during #ACIraq's “What to Expect in Iraq’s

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🔴 #Iraq elections tracker: As Iraqis head to the polls and the coalition-building unfolds, @VictoriaT_ and @nibrasbasitkey map what to expect next for Iraq’s governance and its people. Follow our rolling coverage as the landmark elections unfold, here👇

🔴 WATCH | @YerevanSaeed on Government Formation Challenges “Intra-Kurdish rivalry over the presidency could again stall government formation. Without agreement, we may not see a government any time soon,” explains Yerevan Saeed, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Iraq

🔴 WATCH | @SajadJiyad on Iraqi Voter Sentiment “Apathy, suspicion—people think elections are rigged. Deals are cut behind closed doors. Nobody ‘wins’ in Iraq,” says Sajad Jiyad, Fellow at The Century Foundation, in #ACIraq’s “What to Expect in Iraq’s 2025 Elections.” 🔗 See

🔴 WATCH | @SajadJiyad on the U.S.–Iraq Relationship Under Trump “Trump made it clear: America’s friendship depends on economic benefit. It’s a transactional approach that Iraq’s leaders are only now beginning to understand—but it’s largely beyond their control,” says Sajad

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🗳️ 🇮🇶 Iraqis are set to go to the polls for parliamentary elections on November 11. There's much at stake: governance in Baghdad and Erbil, the development of Iraq’s crucial energy sector and economy, and Iraqi security and sovereignty Our experts unpack all of this ahead of

🇸🇦 Last week in Riyadh, in partnership with @Roche, the #MENAFuturesLab hosted a workshop on assessing the societal and economic impact of innovation on public health to facilitate early detection and prevention of diabetes. Stay tuned for more information on our health

We’re pleased to welcome @omar_nidawi as a nonresident senior fellow with the #ACIraqInitiative and #ACMiddleEast! Al-Nidawi is director of programs at the Enabling Peace in Iraq Center, focusing on governance, peacebuilding, and climate action. Read more: ➡️

🇰🇿 The White House announced yesterday that Kazakhstan will become the first post-Soviet state to join the Abraham Accords. "While some have dismissed an expansion to Central Asia as largely symbolic, this interpretation overlooks deeper implications," writes Joseph Epstein.

🔴 WATCH | @Maysoondamluji on Iraq’s Political Disillusionment “When Iraqiya was blocked, people felt there was no point… the divorce between the population and the political process began in 2010,” reflects Maysoon Al-Damluji, Iraqi politician and researcher, during #ACIraq’s

🔴 WATCH | @Maysoondamluji on Iraq’s “Fourth Stream” “The U.S. envisioned Iraq as divided into three blocs—Sunni, Shia, and Kurd. But they never saw the fourth stream: Iraqis who believe in an identity beyond sect, religion, or ethnicity,” says Maysoon Al-Damluji, Iraqi

"Even as Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has worked to increase US involvement in Iraq’s energy sector, his government has also expanded ties with Beijing," write Jaredy Levy and Ben Van Heuvelen. Read their take on #China's enduring presence in #Iraq's energy

We’re pleased to have Alissa Pavia as a nonresident senior fellow with #ACNorthAfrica and #ACMiddleEast! She was previously associate director of the Atlantic Council’s North Africa Program where she was responsible for providing research and analysis on North Africa while also

We’re pleased to welcome Safwan Al-Amin as a nonresident senior fellow with the #ACIraqInitiative and #ACMiddleEast! Al-Amin is a partner at Holland & Knight whose work focuses on complex disputes, transnational business transactions, and regulatory compliance. He advises

Iraq's election next week "will not necessarily determine who the next prime minister will be," writes @rendrf. "But it will provide an opportunity to shift power dynamics within the fractious Shia bloc." Read her take on the divides in Iraq's Coalition Framework ahead of the