A Situation Briefing teleconference exchange on the state of Iraq following years of war.

In December 2011, the withdrawal of U.S. troops was completed. In June 2014, ISIL seized control of the strategic Iraqi city of Mosul.

What is the state of Iraq following the withdrawal of U.S. troops? What does the presence of ISIL in Mosul mean for Iraq and the region?

Featuring:

Mr. Paul R. Pillar, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University & Nonresident Senior Fellow, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence, Brookings Institution

Mr. Paul R. Pillar isa nonresident senior fellow in the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, a nonresident senior fellow of the Center for Security Studies in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, and a contributing editor at The National Interest. Read more.

Moderator:

Mr. Mark Lennon, Senior Director, Gartner, Inc.

Mr. Mark Lennon is the senior director of Gartner, Inc. and a U.S. Navy intelligence officer. Read more.