“Who killed me?”: Iraq protests reignite

The Spring of 2021 saw the October Revolution of 2019 reignite. Sparked by unlawful killings of activists, protests in Baghdad … More

Healing the Nations Conference 2021

A seven-day online event by the Next Century Foundation. To be hosted from Monday, July 12th to Sunday, July 18th … More

Mark Hambley – a trustee of the Next Century Foundation – recently made the following comment regarding Pope Francis’ historic … More

For more than a year, the Republic of Iraq has been embroiled in demonstrations protesting corruption, foreign interference, and dire … More

Talk of parliamentary elections in Iraq has as of yet revolved around one date: the 6th of June 2021. This … More

We are rapidly approaching the seven-month mark since Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi acceded to office, somewhat of an accomplishment after … More

Iraq’s militia groups have been around for many years. However, their presence and indeed, their power, has recently become more … More

Tensions are rising in Iraq this week, due to the Trump administration threat to close the US embassy. US Secretary … More

It is almost a year since mass anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, demanding a dismantling of Iraq’s political system, a … More

The Next Century Foundation’s Healing the Nations Summer Conference The Next Century Foundation is holding a ten-day online conference … More

It was about time We wish Iraq’s new Premier good luck: NCF Secretary General, William Morris, on Prime Minister Mustafa, … More

If he can’t do it No one can Iraq President Barham Salih has called on Mustafa al-Kazemi to form the … More

Iraq needs a Premier Since the failure of Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi to form a government things in Iraq have been … More

Iraq’s Premier designate, Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi, is struggling to gain approval for his cabinet. He claims to be struggling to … More

Iran and USA compete for Hegemony in Iraq William Morris, the Next Century Foundation’s Secretary General, addressed lecturers at Takrit … More

Brett McGurk, a senior national security adviser to three presidents, left the Trump Administration after the withdrawal of U.S. troops … More

The following sequence of events was recorded by Stafford Clarry, one of our senior members in Iraq. He covers most … More

Catastrophe for the USA in Iraq The assassination of Qassim Soleimani changes everything in the Middle East. Even were there … More

There are stories of another “anonymous” strike in Iraq in Anbar province on “Iran backed” militia – In other words … More

The word is quietly awash with conspiracy theories. But what is the truth? Hard to know but this is a … More

This first broadcast in a series of three on minorities in Iraq was prepared as a radio broadcast for the … More

Masrour Barzani, the new prime minister of the Kurdistan region of Iraq (pictured left above with the Baghdad government’s premier Adel … More

Here at the NCF we are thrilled at the election of our old friend HE Nechirvan Barzani to be the … More

The NCF’s longstanding member and friend from the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Stafford Clarry, sends these pictures of the mountains … More