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Fight or Flight: The Desperate Plight of Iraq’s “Generation 2000”
Iraqi youth who came of age during the post-2003 turmoil share a sense of hopelessness and disempowerment.
Across the political spectrum, they feel trapped: join a protest movement or militia, or emigrate.
Even amid the severe challenges the government and its partners face, this generation must be prioritised, lest Iraq’s most important resource…
Source: Fight or Flight: The Desperate Plight of Iraq’s “Generation 2000” | International Crisis Group