Today’s Iraq in focus – seminaari 15.10. Helsingin yliopistolla
15.10.2015 - 15.10.2015
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Today’s Iraq in focus
15th October, 10:00-16:30
University of Helsinki, Siltavuorenpenger 3 Athena Room 167
Iraq is a country which the world cannot ignore. Western forces are back in Iraq as its own army has not been prepared to fight the Islamic state, which has continued its expansion. Iraq’s fragmentation influences also Europe as an increasing number of Iraqi refugees escape the violence. The seminar organized by the Finnish Institute in the Middle East and the University of Helsinki looks at the recent events in Iraq in a wider context, and addresses possible modes of solution and economic prospects of the country.
Session 1 at 10:00-12:00
Iraq’s integrity, the rise of the Islamic State, the consolidation of the Kurdistan Region, and the response of Baghdad
Speaker: Gareth Stansfield, Professor of Middle East Politics and the Al-Qasimi Chair of Arab Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter, a Senior Associate Fellow with special reference to the Middle East and Islamic world at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
Comments: Wolfgang Mühlberger, Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Session 2 at 13:00-14:30
Consociation as a conflict resolution arrangement in the Middle East
Speaker: Hannu Juusola, Professor of Semitic Languages and Cultures at the University of Helsinki
Comments: Ilkka Uusitalo, Senior Adviser at the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI)
Coffee break
Session 3 at 15:00-16:30
The Economic situation in Iraq
Speaker: Kari Norkonmaa, Independent International Affairs Professional who specializes in economy and trade
Closing comments by Dr Saad A.W. Jawad Kindeel, Ambassador of Iraq to Finland
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