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November 2019
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The U.S. Response to Iraq's Growing Corruption and Political Unrest

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

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
November 26, 2019
26
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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