MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND SECURITY FORUM
Kurdistan and Iraq's premier forum dedicated to peace and stability in the Middle East.
Middle East Peace and Security Forum
​Since its establishment in 2019, MEPS Forum has become the most important annual forum in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, providing a space for candid discussions on the most pressing issues facing the Middle East and North Africa.
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Kurdistan and Iraq's premier forum dedicated to peace and stability in the Middle East.
Select officials
President Barham Salih
Federal Republic of Iraq
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani
Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Speaker Rewaz Faiq
Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Lord Francis Maude
Fmr. Cabinet Minister, UK
Mr. Zach Vertin
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Ambassador Peter Galbraith
Fmr. U.S. Special Envoy
President Nechirvan Barzani
Kurdistan Region of iraq
Deputy PM Qubad Talabani
Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim
Hikma Movement
Mr. Aziz Ahmad
Deputy Chief of Staff to PM Barzani
Dr. Mohammed Shummary
Senior Advisor, Hikma Movement
Dr. Mohammed al-Hakim
Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi
Federal Republic of Iraq
Dr. Fuad Hussein
Foreign Minister, Iraq
Dr. Bernard Kouchner
Fmr. Foreign Minister, France
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad
Fmr. U.S. Special Envoy
Sayyid Kazzem Sadjadpour
Islamic Republic of Iran
Dr. Younes Abouyoub
United Nations
Select experts
Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye
UCLA, Burkle Center
Dr. Howard Shatz
RAND Corporation
Mr. Majid Jafar
Crescent Petroleum
Dr. Elham Fakhro
Exeter University
Dr. Ken Pollack
American Enterprise Institute
Dr. David Pollock
Washington Institute
Dr. Ariel Ahram
Crisis Response Council
Dr. Frederic Wehrey
Carnegie Endowment
Dr. Karen Young
Columbia University
Dr. Matthew Zais
Atlantic Council
Dr. Morgan Kaplan
Palantir Technology
Mr. Brian Katz
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Ms. Dareen Khalifa
International Crisis Group
Ms. Jennifer Cafarella
Institute for the Study of War
Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown
Brookings Institution
Dr. Ranj Alaaldin
Brookings Institution
Mr. Stephan Shakespeare
YouGov
Dr. Linda Robinson
Council on Foreign Relations
Ambassador Ramon Blecua
Spanish Foreign Ministry
Dr. Taha Ozhan
Fmr. Member of Parliament, Turkey
Dr. Elie Abouaoun
United States Institute of Peace
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