{"id":13071,"date":"2026-09-14T11:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/?p=13071"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T08:34:03","slug":"al-bayan-center-hosts-the-director-of-the-iraq-initiative-at-the-atlantic-council-in-a-dialogue-session-on-the-future-of-iraqi-american-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/2026\/09\/13071\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Bayan Center Hosts the Director of the Iraq Initiative at the Atlantic Council in a Dialogue Session on the Future of Iraqi-American Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Al-Bayan Center for Studies and Planning held a session titled &#8220;Baghdad and Washington: A New Strategic Relationship or a Cautious Relationship?&#8221;, in which it hosted the Director of the Iraq Initiative at the American Atlantic Council, Victoria Taylor, in the presence of a gathering of researchers, academics, and those interested in political affairs.<br \/>\nThe session addressed the nature of bilateral relations between the two countries and the future of the partnership between them in light of the current regional circumstances, where the session discussed the aspects that still require a more precise understanding on the part of Washington.<\/h4>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/2026\/09\/13071\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13071 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/2026\/09\/13071\/attachment\/93\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/93-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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