Remaking Iraq
Success, Failure, and the Foundation of a New State
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
As the struggle for a free Iraq continues, the debate over the shape of post-Saddam Iraq roils on.

One Year Later: An Update on Iraq
Preceded by Briefing with Spanish Ambassador Javier Ruperez
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
AEI scholars discuss what lies ahead for newly liberated Iraq after the June transfer of government, and how Iraq's political future will affect politics here in the United States.

Progress and Peril in Postwar Iraq
Rebuilding Post-Saddam Iraq
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex) analyzes what the United States must do to establish rule of law in Iraq.

Constitutional Issues and Federalism
Ethnicity and Justice in Post-Saddam Iraq
Monday, March 3, 2003
Is Iraq ready for a constitution that would vest all Iraqis in their nation, but divest ethnic and religious leaders of their traditional political and economic powers?

The Road to War
Colin Powell before the UN
Wednesday, February 5, 2003
This event previews the American case for war in Iraq; AEI scholars Danielle Pletka, Thomas Donnelly, and Reuel Marc Gerecht join the presenters to moderate and answer questions.

Post-Saddam Iraq: Territorial Integrity, External Security, and Internal Security
Challenges for the Future
Monday, February 3, 2003
Saddam Hussein's appeal was as a strong central power, willing to subjugate Iraq's intractable minorities (and its important Shiite majority) into more pliant Iraqi citizens.

De-Ba'athification Programs and the Dismantling of the Mukhabarat
Monday, December 16, 2002
This event explores how Iraqi reformers can wrench the economy, the government, the educational system, and Iraq's civil society from the Ba'ath party's hands.

Demobilizing, Reforming, and Rebuilding the Iraqi Armed Forces & Dismantling and Transforming Iraq's Military Industries
Friday, November 15, 2002
How can the world's fourth-largest military be demobilized without causing widespread unemployment and social unrest in Iraq?

Democracy for the Arab World
Monday, October 21, 2002
Shafeeq Ghabra, professor of political science and the director of the Center for Strategic and Future Studies at Kuwait University, addresses the question of democracy for the Arab world.

The Day After
Planning for a Post-Saddam Iraq
Thursday, October 3, 2002
Policymakers, defense analysts, and foreign policy specialists consider a host of critical questions to ensure that Iraq's totalitarian system is not reborn under different leadership.