Fall in Iraq brought along with it the death of more than 300 protesters and security personnel in what has become the country’s largest wave of protests since 2003. This piece attempts to look at Iraq within its regional context and to provide an overview of the past sixteen years to argue why the need for democratic reform is imminent.

How do we plan for security and freedom in such disruptive times? How does Europe avoid being squashed between America First and the Chinese Dream?

This article discusses Iraq’s two traditional military institutions - the Iraqi Army and the Counter Terrorism Services - analyzes the development of the country’s two alternative military forces - the Kurdish Peshmerga and the Popular Mobilization Forces - and closes by suggesting a range of options for security sector development.

This study investigates what can be done at the local level to promote positive migration governance in Libya.

Based on recent research in Iraq, this Clingendael Alert examines the prospects of the current wave of protests to realize radical political change in how the country is governed.

Opening statement by general (retired) Tom Middendorp at “Sustainability in Europe: The State of Play”, in the European Parliament in Brussels on October 15, 2019.