International Crisis Group
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Iraq/Iran/Gulf

Iraq has been the subject of a number of Crisis Group reports covering the various sources of tension and violence that continue to afflict the process of post-war reconstruction and the creation of a viable state in the aftermath of the U.S. invasion. Crisis Group has highlighted the need for a comprehensive political strategy in order to ensure that the new state is built on institutions that are accepted as legitimate and include groups disenfranchised by the current political configuration, ensuring stability and the rule of law, and preventing a collapse into violence following a U.S. withdrawal. Specific reports have dealt with the role played by key Shiite political groups and the issue of Kurdish autonomy and territorial claims.

Crisis Group reporting on Iran has tackled the international controversy over Iran’s nuclear program, seeking to put forward solutions to the current impasse that could address concerns over Iran’s lack of transparency, the risk of heightened tensions and nuclear proliferation in the region, while also satisfying Iran’s insistence on its right to a peaceful nuclear program under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). Other reports have examined the dynamics of internal politics and the forces competing to determine the future of the Islamic Republic.

Other states covered by past reports include Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Yemen, where Crisis Group has looked at questions of political reform, violence and political Islamism in these states. Crisis Group has also reported on the political situation of Shiite communities in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

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