Peacebuilding Strategies in Post-2011 Iraq: A Study of Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

After 2011, Iraq faced a complex transition period, marked by political, security, and social challenges that hampered peacebuilding efforts. The US military withdrawal and internal conflicts, exacerbated by the ISIS incursions after 2014, led to significant security and infrastructure collapses, resulting in widespread displacement and deepening sectarian divisions. This underscores the need for post-war peacebuilding strategies focused on national reconciliation, reconstruction, collective identity, and institutional reform to achieve lasting stability and civil peace..

Keywords: strategy, peacebuilding, US withdrawal, terrorist organizations, civil society organizations.