Iraq’s energy security strategy: A path to diversity and energy independence Mon, Dec 14, 2020 3:00 PM A new report by the Iraq Initiative outlines immediate and medium-term practical measures to tackle Iraq’s most pressing issues, in its quest to attain energy independence. Please join the Atlantic Council’s Monday, December 14 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET for a discussion surrounding the upcoming report, Iraq’s Energy Security Strategy: A Path to Diversity and Energy Independence. Co-authored by Dr. Abbas Kadhim, director of the Iraq Initiative at the Atlantic Council, and Dr. Sara Vakhshouri, founder and president of SVB Energy International, the report outlines immediate and medium-term practical measures to tackle Iraq’s most pressing issues, in its quest to attain energy independence.