The U.S. Response to Iraq's Growing Corruption and Political Unrest

November 2019

Past Event

The U.S. Response to Iraq's Growing Corruption and Political Unrest

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

November 26, 2019

November 2019

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

Patricia Karam

Regional Director of the Middle East and North Africa, International Republican Institute

Rend Al-Rahim

Co-Founder and President, Iraq Foundation

Reuel Marc Gerecht

Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

With the recent release of leaked documents demonstrating the extent of Iran's malign influence in Iraq and the killing of Iraqi protesters by Iranian proxies, Iraq is still a hub of violent political unrest. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also announced that the United States would use "our legal authorities to sanction corrupt individuals stealing Iraqi's wealth and those killing and wounding peaceful protesters." Hudson Institute will host a panel of experts to discuss how Iran is working to further destabilize Iraq and the development in U.S. foreign policy towards Iraq's government.

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Ken Moriyasu

Congressman Jimmy Panetta

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Featured Speakers:

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Join the Hudson Institute for a timely conversation with former UK minister for the Middle East and North Africa and former minister of state for defence Tobias Ellwood, one of Britain’s most experienced voices on security and foreign policy.