Chatham House, the home of the Royal  Institute of International Affairs has just published a paper co-authored by SSI’s Director of Research – Gareth Stansfield.  The paper considers how Iraqi foreign policy is being shaped by key people, processes and history as the country tries to reposition itself globally while dealing with a legacy of international sanctions and internal divisions over its position in an increasingly polarised Middle East region.   The authors have conducted a first-hand interviews in Iraq as well as workshops and interviews in London and Washington with a broad spectrum of diplomats, politicians, analysts and historians and civil society voices.

The paper is online at Chatham House here http://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/papers/view/192895 )