How are local forces reshaping security in Iraq and Afghanistan?

After the immediate crisis with Daesh ends, what role will armed non-state actors play in security provision in Iraq? This is a critical question for Iraq’s future, agreed participants at a December 15 workshop held at the American University of Iraq in Sulaimani (AUIS). Kicking off a three-year research and knowledge-sharing project led by GPPi in consortium with the Institute for Regional and International Studies at AUIS in Iraq and the Afghanistan Analysts Network in Afghanistan, the consortium solicited future research questions and locations, and shared a background literature review summarizing existing research on the impact of these forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.