The rising tensions in Iraq will be one of the key challenges ahead of New Zealand, if elected to the UN Security Council later this year. In a panel discussion, Diplosphere will examine the implications of the unfolding crisis in Iraq to the region, to the international community, and for New Zealand.

Host: John Hayes, MP for Wairarapa, Chair of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Parliamentary Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs Chair: Terence O'Brien, Former Ambassador, Senior fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies Panel: - H.E. Mouayed Saleh, Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Australia and New Zealand - H.E. Seyed Majid Tafreshi Khameneh, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to New Zealand and Fiji - Marie C. Damour, Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy to New Zealand - David Shearer, MP for Mt Albert, Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Energy and Resources for the Labour Party - Professor Robert Patman, University of Otago, Head of Department of Politics - Professor William Harris, University of Otago, Department of Politics

Tensions in Iraq: What Implications for NZ, Candidate for UNSC?﻿

Tensions in Iraq: What Implications for NZ, Candidate for UNSC?