Publication

This report explores the linkages between Iraqi reconstruction, security and a political process of national reconciliation involving all Iraqis. It looks at the plight of refugees, internally displaced people and small minorities within Iraq, as well as government policies. The authors conclude that the country needs to develop a national concept of citizenship, which would provide all equal status under a legal framework, could re-stimulate a sense of national identity among Iraqis and bolster a minimum level of cohesiveness among a deeply traumatized population and political elite.