After the ISIS Flag Falls: The Future of Mosul and Iraq

June 27, 2017 01:28:12
After the ISIS Flag Falls: The Future of Mosul and Iraq
Events at USIP
After the ISIS Flag Falls: The Future of Mosul and Iraq

Jun 27 2017 | 01:28:12

/

Show Notes

After eight months of fighting for Mosul, Iraqi troops are closing in on the last of ISIS’s forces in the city. The government’s recovery of the main ISIS stronghold in Iraq will open a new phase in the country’s struggle for stability. Iraq must resolve longstanding domestic conflicts that contributed to ISIS’ rise in the first place and avert new cycles of vengeance arising from the terrorists’ brutal, three-year reign in Iraq’s northwest.

Other Episodes

Episode

July 12, 2023 01:26:14
Episode Cover

The Growing Importance of NATO’s Indo-Pacific Partners

On July 11, USIP hosted a conversation with representatives of Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea on the global impact of...

Listen

Episode

April 11, 2023 00:59:05
Episode Cover

Russian Grand Strategy in the Era of Great Power Competition

On April 11, USIP hosted a conversation with Andrew Monaghan on what Russian grand strategy entails, how it manifests in the political, economic, and...

Listen

Episode 0

July 11, 2018 01:07:48
Episode Cover

Senator Jeff Merkley on Violence and Humanitarian Response in Africa

Sen. Jeff Merkley, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental...

Listen