Iraq vs. the IS
Breakfast forum with Kjetil Selvik, Chr. Michelsen Institutt/ UiB, Erlend Paasche, PRIO and Åse Gilje Østensen (moderator).
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The Islamic rebel group IS has declared its own state in Iraq. As the group gains more and more territories Baghdad and Erbil are desperate to fight back. How powerful is the Islamic State? Will it cause the demise of Iraq and destabilize the entire Middle East? What can be done to stabilize the region?
Join us on Thursday to discuss the situation in Iraq.
Senior researcher Kjetil Selvik, (CMI/ UiB) is a political scientist specializing in the Middle East and observer of politics in Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Doctoral Researcher Erlend Paasche (PRIO) is a specialist on Iraqi Kurdistan and finishing his doctoral research on return migration to Iraq from Norway and the UK.
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Croissants and coffee - all are welcome!