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Domestic and foreign policy

Egyptian-Iraqi Relations (Problems and Prospects for Resolving both sides)

Omar Sami / a writer and researcher in political science. The Egyptian-Iraqi relations were proceeding distinctly at all levels, until the second Gulf War in 1991, and with the remnants of the skirmishes between the two projects (the Nasserist and the Baathist). Iraq was also very important to the Egyptian...

Iraqi Society and the Complexities of Federalism

Dr. Sahar Harbi Abdul-Amir/ Senior Political Adviser at the Iraqi Ministry of Education.          The choice of the system of government in any country must be a natural product of the movement of society, keeping pace with its requirements and gradual with its history, otherwise, there will be no great...

Basra-Aqaba Oil Pipeline

Dr. Mustafa Al-Naji/ researcher and academic  Executive Summary          The extension of the oil pipeline (Basra-Aqaba) occupies exceptional importance in the ongoing dialogues between the political, economic, and social elites. There was a lot of controversy about its feasibility and goals for Iraq, and for this reason, the search for...

The Effect of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on Iraq CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Hadeel Harbi Thari/ Ph.D. Researcher China launched the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, with a high pace of its economic growth, and a growing dependence on foreign markets, raw materials, fuel, and other resources from overseas; To complete its great economic achievements, which constituted a strategic entry point for it; In...

Observations on some aspects of calls for Iraq to resort to international forums regarding the problem of the common international watercourses

Haider Adham The Iraqi and Arab media circulated statements issued by Iraqi official entities, the Ministry of Water Resources, in which they expressed their intention to internationalize the “joint international watercourses file” for Iraq with the countries of the upper course after the latter cut off water supplies that flow...

Railway link between Iraq and Turkey opportunities and challenges

Omar Sameer The railway link between Turkey and Iraq was one of the ambitious projects since the era of Sultan Abdülhamid II, whose reign was the last reform attempt of the Ottoman state, including his inauguration of the Baghdad railway in financial cooperation with Germany, which continued slowly; Due to...

Iraq and its chances of being a successful mediator between Iran and Saudi Arabia

Hamid Redha Al-Ibrahimi For a while, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has been seeking to fill the role of mediator, and to open a closed channel of dialogue between Riyadh and Tehran; In order to ease the tension in the region, and play a leading role in providing political weight, represented...

The final results of the Iraqi elections

The Independent High Electoral Commission’s announcement of the final results of the elections on the 30th of November 2021 came to confirm the resolution of the election controversy and its results, which lasted 50 days, accompanied by rejection of the results, and objections to the entire electoral process. Announcing...

Political opposition (how should it be?)

Dr. Adnan Sabeeh Thamer There have been debates about the political opposition since the last parliamentary session (2018), in which the National Wisdom Movement, led by Ammar Al-Hakim, announced as the first force that explicitly indicated that it would choose the political opposition within Parliament, and promote a program that...

Policy management: How does Iraq turn into an effective state in the region?

How can Iraq turn into an effective state in the region, and what are the necessary requirements, and the existing or potential constraints, at home and abroad, and any possible horizon for that? In its approach to the subject, the analysis stems from the saying or the idea of ​​“managing...