Erbil Edition

Iraq's sovereignty and militia problem

The guest of this episode is Erbil-based Political Analyst Lawk Ghafuri, who sheds light on Iraq's ongoing problem of sovereignty violations and militia groups.

Kurds and their place in Middle East conflicts

This episode of Erbil Edition  is a conversation with Halwest Jamal, the host of Halwest News, an online Kurdish news channel based in Erbil.

Shouting for Rivers: Waterkeepers Iraq-Kurdistan

Nabil Musa has spent the last 15 years advocating for the rivers and water sources of the Kurdistan Region through field activities, research, seminars, trainings and lobbying. He is one of the founders of Waterkeepers Iraq-Kurdistan. Based mainly in Slemani province, Musa works with water and environmental activists across the Kurdistan Region, Iraq and the world.

America and Kurdistan: People to people relations

In this episode former US soldier, adventurer, Amideast country director Zack Bazzi tells us about US-Kurdish military, cultural and historic ties, horse riding in Central Asia, exploring the mountains of Kurdistan, and partnerships Amideast is creating among universities and educational institutions inside the Kurdistan Region and abroad.

Surveying, mapmaking, understanding a place from space

MAPCOM CEO Mohammed Faisal tells us what it means to monitor the ground from space, the importance of satellite mapping, remote sensing and environmental impact assessment for development, climate work and infrastructure planning.