On October 20th 2016, the Center for Transatlantic Relations, in partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States, hosted the event: “From Tribe to Nation: Iraqi Kurdistan on the Cusp of Statehood.” The event held the name of an article published by Amberin Zaman, a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The report, titled “From Tribe to Nation: Iraqi Kurdistan on the Cusp of Statehood”, looked at the hurdles the Iraqi Kurdish independence movement needs to face before it is achievable. The panel was moderated by Sasha Toperich, WYLN co-founder, Senior Fellow and Director of the Mediterranean Basin Initiative CTR – SAIS.