In its publications and conferences since 2002, the Ethics and Public Policy Center has articulated a strong case for American's mission in Iraq. We have written extensively and hosted conferences about the morality of the war, and about the importance of promoting democracy and civil society and in the Middle East. This page brings together some of our work related to the war in, and the future of, Iraq.

VIDEO TRIBUTE TO IRAQ'S VOTERS

On January 30, 2005, the people of Iraq stood against the terrorists by voting in elections for a national assembly which will draft a permanent constitution for the country. The moral and physical courage of the Iraqi voters has inspired observers around the world. As President Bush put it in his 2005 State of the Union address, "In any nation, casting your vote is an act of civic responsibility; for millions of Iraqis, it was also an act of personal courage, and they have earned the respect of us all."

EPPC Fellow Adam Keiper has assembled a three-minute video tribute to Iraq's voters, bringing together stirring images from the day of the election. We invite you to watch it and share it with others.

MAJOR CONFERENCES AND LECTURES

• The Struggle for Iraqi Civil Society
  Zainab Al-Suwaij (January 2004)
  
• The Opportunity Before Us
  Zainab Al-Suwaij (April 2003)
  
• War on the Horizon: Is It Just?
  Christopher Hitchens, Bill Galston, and George Weigel (February 2003)
  
• Islamic Political Thought and Democracy
  Khaled Abou El Fadl (December 2002)
  
• Islam and Constitutionalism
  Sohail Hashmi (November 2002)
  
• Moral Clarity in a Time of War: The Second Annual William E. Simon Lecture
  George Weigel (October 2002)

CENTER CONVERSATIONS

• Islam and the Prospects for Democracy
  Khaled Abou El Fadl, Sohail Hashmi, Qamar-ul Huda, and Zainab Al-Suwaij (October 2003)
  
• Political Islam
  A Conversation with Gilles Kepel and Jeffrey Goldberg (July 2003)
  
• Just War and Jihad: Two Views of War
  A Conversation with James Turner Johnson and Christopher Hitchens (June 2003)
  
• War in Iraq: Is it Just?
  A Conversation with Christopher Hitchens, William Galston, and George Weigel (May 2003)
  
• Iraq: Making Ethnic Peace After Saddam
  A Conversation with Kanan Makiya and Patrick Clawson (March 2003)

COLUMNS BY GEORGE WEIGEL

• What is the Just War Tradition For? (December 2002)
• The Just War Case for the War (March 2003)
• No Just War Possible? (April 2003)
• Islam and Democracy: The Crucial Questions (July 2003)
• Iraq and Just War, Revisited (April 2004)
• Iraq and Just War, One More Time (June 2004)
• Abu Ghraib and Just War in Iraq (July 2004)