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Nabil Al-Tikriti is Senior Fellow, Jennings Randolph Fellowship Program at the US Institute of Peace. Following a substantial career in the non-governmental organization sector, he joined the Department of History and American Studies at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia in 2004.
Introduction to Iraq's Refugees and IDP Crisis: Human Toll and Implications
Originally posted July 2008
In the comparatively short time since the establishment of the Iraqi state in 1920, the country has experienced successive waves of forced migration. Yet the magnitude of the forced displacement of Iraqis from their homes since 2003 is unprecedented. In addition to the still dire humanitarian situation are the potentially far-reaching negative implications of the refugee/IDP crisis for the future of Iraq and the Middle East as a whole.
