INVESTING IN IRAQ’S PEACE
Investing%20in%20Iraqs%20Peace_Final%20Report
Investing%20in%20Iraqs%20Peace_Final%20Report
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2<br />
I. <strong>IN</strong>TRODUCTION 6<br />
Key Findings 7<br />
Mercy Corps: What We’ve Done and Learned So Far 8<br />
Methodology 10<br />
II. GOVERNANCE FAILURES, IDENTITY, AND THE RISE OF ARMED GROUPS 12<br />
Sectarianism in Iraq: Myths and Misconceptions 13<br />
Instability Rooted in Poor Governance 15<br />
Maliki’s Resignation 16<br />
III. BETWEEN YOUTH DEMONSTRATIONS AND SHIA MILITIAS 18<br />
A Fork in the Road 19<br />
Putting the Jinn Back in the Bottle: The Shia Militias 22<br />
“We Need to Take a Stand, as Iraqis” 23<br />
IV. REBUILD<strong>IN</strong>G IRAQ: CIVIL SOCIETY, STABILITY, AND RECONCILIATION 24<br />
Civil Society on the Rise 26<br />
Civil Society and Reconciliation 28<br />
V. RECOMMENDATIONS 30<br />
VI. WORKS CITED 34<br />
Investing in Iraq’s Peace | MERCY CORPS 5
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