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    Biden’s Doctrine and the Middle East

    Khaled Hashem - researcher Introduction: Since US President Joe Biden came to power at the White House on 20/1/2021, the case for defining his foreign policy principle has not been interrupted. Some viewed his policy as an extension of that of former President Barack Obama where Biden was part of his...

    Postal Voting and Increasing Voter Participation: Successful Experiences and Lessons Learned in Iraq

    Abdelaziz Aliwi Al-Issawi - researcher Introduction: Some countries have adopted postal voting as a means to increase voter participation, overcome obstacles faced on election day, and boost voter turnout. Among these countries are the United States, a well-established democracy, as well as Switzerland, Canada, Estonia, and others, which believe that...

    Chinese-Saudi relations: Strategic vision and mutual benefits

    Mustafa AlDarraji - researcher China's interest in the Middle East is recent compared to the major powers, with the first Chinese diplomatic relations with the Middle East dating back to the late 19th century, although there have been historical trade relations since ancient times, this has not been the case...

    Addiction in Iraq: Towards a new drug control strategy

    Bakr Khader Jassim al-Subaihi - researcher According to official statistics of the Supreme Council of the Judiciary, the number of persons arrested in 2021 was 11,789, of whom 328 were under age. Baghdad governorate came to the fore where (1933) the accused was arrested, followed by Basra (1871) and Babylon...

    Effective waste management policies: a vision of challenges and solutions

    Saif Diaa Dair - graduate student in the Ph.D. program at Al-Nahrin University Imad Salah Sheikh Daoud - Professor of Public Policy and Sustainable Development at Al-Nahrin University introduction: The problem of pollution and waste has aroused human interest since the very beginning of civilization on Earth. The Mesopotamian civilization and the...

    Lukashenko symbolism: What is the secret to Belarus mediation’s success in settling Prijogen’s “adventure”?

    Ammar Yassin - researcher in peace and conflict studies in an act that can be described as an incalculable adventure; Yevgeny Prijovin, commander of the unofficially recognized semi-regular Wagner Group and strongly involved in Russia's extended military operation in Ukraine, By ratcheting up operationally and not just criticizing Russia's military...

    Resumption of Iran-Saudi relations and their regional implications

    Ali Nejat - Writer and academic researcher, Middle East specialist Introduction: Saudi-Iranian relations were very tense; Because of political and sectarian differences throughout history, even in the past three decades, the relations has been cut twice. Diplomatic relations were first severed in 1987, after the Mecca incident, and for the second...

    The Dilemma of environmental pollution: Causes and Confrontation Options

    Ahmed Khudair Hussein, Department of Social Studies, Al Bayan Center for Studies and Planning Background: The dilemma of environmental pollution is associated with the misuse and depletion of environmental resources in an irregular manner so that they lose balance and increase their risks to the ecosystem in all its forms (air,...

    Anbar on the brink of Serious Political Conflict: Zero Confrontation, Partisan Settling Scores

    Alaa al-Hamdani/Iraqi researcher The political conflict in Anbar Province is no longer hidden in the light of attempts to find a new political alternative from the secret to the open and the emergence of former political leaders in large mass forums to announce the emergence of a political alliance opposed...

    Possible Recycling of solid household waste in Iraq

    Rola Abdul Al Khader Abbas, University of Technology - Department of Applied Sciences/Medical and Industrial Materials Science Branch Abdulhameed Raheem Mahdi Al-sarraf, Baghdad University/Ibn Al-Haytham College of Education/Department of Physics Summary: The spread of the random and irregular housing system, as well as the inability to control waste disposal systems, leads to...