The rapid advance of jihadi extremists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), along with Sunni fighters, has plunged Iraq into chaos. Amid reports of Syrian and Iranian military support for the Iraqi army and Secretary of State Kerry’s recent trip to Baghdad, the international community is focused on the process to form a new, more inclusive government to steer the country out of this crisis.
Ambassador Lukman Faily analyzed the evolving situation and outline the steps needed to address the political and military threat to the future of Iraq. Carnegie’s Marwan Muasher moderated.
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Lukman Faily
Lukman Faily is the Iraqi ambassador to the United States. From 2010 to 2013 he served as Iraq’s ambassador to Japan. Prior to that, he was an ambassador at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faily lived in the United Kingdom for twenty years, working in the information technology sector for several transnational companies.
Marwan Muasher
Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher served as foreign minister (2002–2004) and deputy prime minister (2004–2005) of Jordan, and his career has spanned the areas of diplomacy, development, civil society, and communications.
