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    Iraq’s electoral systems and party preferences: (The controversy of the recent election law)

    Nabeel Jabbar al-Ali - researcher Disputes have returned in Iraq over the content of the electoral law regulating the process of holding parliamentary elections earlier. The demands first came from the protest arenas at the end of 2019, expressing part of their demands to reject the context followed in the...

    Positive and negative aspects of Iraq’s accession to The Hague Convention for the unification of the texts of private international law

    Nasrin Qahtan Abdul Razzaq-researcher and academic Introduction This research paper discussed the pros and cons of joining The Hague Convention on private international law in a comprehensive and concise manner, while presenting a set of proposed recommendations at a time when Iraq is seeking to regulate various international relations by developing...

    ISIS-Affiliated Families: Case Assessment

    Ahmed Qasim Meften - Director of the Research and Studies Department at the Ministry of Immigration. Key preface and methodological courses: Data and information obtained from monitoring the situation of the areas controlled by ISIS in the period 2014-2017 indicate that their residents are subject to the organization's procedures regarding the...

    Towards a fair electoral system in Iraq by taking advantage of the Japanese experience

    Abdulaziz Aliwi al-Issawi Introduction It is no longer feasible to talk about the application of an electoral system that does not guarantee results in Iraq after the tremors that have hit the political arena in recent years, as it has become necessary to search for an electoral system that is commensurate...

    Soft power and its role in implementing the Iraqi counter-terrorism strategy

    Amjad Zain Al-Abidin Tohme - Department of Political Studies at Al-Mustansiriya Center for Arab and International Studies The challenges and threats of non-traditional terrorism facing different countries of the world in general, and Iraq in particular, have escalated recently, coinciding with the increasing activities of groups that adopt terrorist and...

    Determining The Nature of Threats in ISIS Sectors Inside Iraq Between the Years (2021-2022)

    Shaheen Fawzy- Researcher specializing in counter-terrorism affairs This paper attempts to prepare an analytical tool to assess the nature of the threats that ISIS is trying to impose inside Iraqi territory, especially after the alarming increase in its operational activities and levels recently. The increase in these activities indicates a...

    The Phenomenon of Child Recruitment in International Conflicts

    Muhammad Karim al-Khaqani - academic and researcher in political affairs Recruiting children is a phenomenon that deserves attention because it represents a flagrant violation of the rights of that segment of society. Because of the danger of using them to influence opponents during the fighting, terrorist groups resort to using...

    The Sinjar Dilemma: The PKK and Iraqi National Security

    Dr. Firas Elias / Researcher Introduction It is no secret to anyone that the complex nature of the conflicts in the Sinjar district today. Some of them stem from the nature of the Iraqi internal reality, which is represented by the struggle for influence and control between the armed groups in...

    The Future of Terrorist Organizations and the Repercussions of their Leaders’ Eliminations: ISIS as a model

    Ali Najat: writer and researcher specializing in Middle Eastern affairs and Islamic movements. Salafi-jihadi movements are based on strong and attractive leadership. A review of the history of Islamic movements in the last century in the Middle East and North Africa shows that the leadership factor, especially the charismatic leader,...

    Constructing an Interinstitutional and interministerial effort on Cyber Security in Iraq

    In 2017 the office of the National Security Advisor published the Iraqi Cybersecurity Strategy (ICS), marking the first substantial and public effort by the Iraqi state to analyze the deficiencies in national cyber policy; drawing a road map for the construction of a cyber suprastructure for the nation to...