5min 40sec @LSEMiddleEast Centre clip - #Iraq and its Regions: #Baghdad – Provincial Relations after #Mosul and #Kirkuk

 
Text from youtube "The period from July 2017 to May 2018 could prove transformational for Iraq. The May 2018 national elections will take place against the background of two momentous events – the liberation of Mosul and the failed referendum on Kurdish independence. 

This vote will not only decide if Abadi gets a second term, but also whether Iraq has moved beyond the divisive sectarian rhetoric that has dominated the country’s post-regime change politics. 

The LSE Middle East Centre convened a workshop on 15 January 2018, bringing together Iraqi political analysts and decision-makers with other experts on Iraq. 

The workshop examined the major dynamics that will shape Iraqi politics going forward and drive the relationship between Baghdad and other regions of Iraq, as well as between state and society. "