As to the situation between the Center and the Region, a reference was made that whatever is happening on the ground is sponsored by the strongest ally of Kurds represented in the USA. Others see that the problem is bigger than the relation of the Center with the Region, as it is also related to the reality of the Kurdish governance and the elements of the geopolitical opposition. Also, the referendum was analyzed as “an indirect attempt to divide Iraq according to the international and regional perspective, rather than an attempt to determine the fate of Kurds”, they said. On the contrary, some denied this, saying, “the idea of division is not new to the Iraqi scene, and the referendum has nothing to do with it”.

Conclusions:

·         There are demands and statements by Kurdish personalities, aiming at inciting the US administration to interfere militarily in Iraq to face the Iranian influence in Iraq, as they said.

·         The continuity of statements attacking the US administration by several Iraqi political bodies or militant leaderships, despite the official cooperation between Iraq and the USA.

·         The State institutions and their decision makers need the advisory support by the civil society organizations, in order to rationalize the government decisions and facilitate the process of choosing the perfect alternative among the available alternatives.

·         The Iraqi government was affected by the previous bad experiences, the lack of a future vision for managing the Iraqi State, and the absence of executive plans that fit in the Iraqi environment.

·         The achieved great victories brought an atmosphere of stability and consistency in the steps of the Iraqi government and restored its strength and presence regionally and internationally.

Recommendations:

·         The Iraqi government must have monitoring centers to identify the statements that provoke the Western public opinion and the international political position against them. In addition, the performance of the embassies and consulates must be improved in order to face that, in addition to holding accountable everyone who provokes the states to interfere militarily in Iraq, as it is an infringement upon its sovereignty and the rights of its entire people.

·         The politicians must not be controlled by their emotions and tendencies, they must have a vision and wide perceptions in dealing with the world’s states, and their main motivator must be the benefit of Iraqi people on all different levels.

·         The current situation entails everyone, especially the academic and political elites, to offer the advisory support to the Iraqi state institutions, and provide them with creative ideas in order to solve the problems suffered by the country.

·         The Iraqi government must work to establish a development program to develop the political, economic and social reality, provided this is compatible with the Iraqi environment and that the development plans must have a positive impact on the Iraqi situation in general.

·         The victories must be invested perfectly through using them as a strength to restore the effective role of Iraq in its regional surrounding, and to be the element of balance of the powers surrounding it.

Names of some participating members during the week:

(1)   Dr. Rahim Al-Hasnawi

(2)   Mr. Alaa Al-Khatib

(3)   Mr. Lukman Al-Fili

(4)   Dr. Watheq Al-Hashemi

(5)   Mr. Hisham Al-Musawi

(6)   Dr. Ibrahim Al-Abadi

(7)   Dr. Abdul Hakim Khasro

(8)   Mr. Ahmad Al-Abadi

(9)   Dr. Sabah Zanagna

(10)  Mr. Thaer Al-Dulaimi

(11)  Dr. Isam Al-Saadi

(12)  Mr. Abd Awad