Iraq 2021: RCD’s Strategic Report examines significant transformations experienced by Iraq during a tumultuous year marked by political, health, economic, security, and social challenges. The year 2021 stands as one of the most consequential periods in the trajectory of the Iraqi state since 2003, owing to pivotal events that reshaped the national landscape and necessitated a comprehensive reassessment of future policies and strategic directions by policymakers and society at large.

This book frames the Marshes not merely as a body of water, but as a resilient cradle of Mesopotamian civilization that has survived both natural shifts and deliberate human devastation—most notably the desiccation campaigns of the former Ba’athist regime.

This strategic initiative seeks to engage new global audiences by providing international policymakers and researchers with direct access to localized strategic analysis.