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    Iraq’s rank in the Global Firepower Index 2022

    Dr. Bassem Ali Khreisan / Professor at the College of Political Science – University of Baghdad. Global Firepower GFP has provided a unique analysis of data on 140 modern military forces since 2006. The GFP rating is based on each country's potential ability to wage war over land, sea, and...

    The future of electronic political propaganda in Iraq

    Ali Adnan Mohammad:Researcher and observer of political affairs. Political propaganda is one of the tools for building bridges of political communication between political parties and movements on the one hand and the public on the other hand, and from here political parties and movements seek to reach the largest possible...

    Internet of Things: New Challenge in A world Driven by Things

    Dr. Bassem Ali Khreisan "Internet of Things" (IoT) has not been around for long, however, there have been visions of machines communicating with each other since the early 1800s, and those machines providing direct communications since the telegraph  had developed (the first land line) in the 1830s and 1840s, which...

    Iraq’s rank in the Global Organized Crime Index 2021

    Dr. Bassem Ali Khreisan The 2021 Organized Crime Index draws on analysis and input from 120 experts from across the continents and a comprehensive literature review on the Index and reports on groups such as the mafia, criminal networks, state actors, and foreign criminals. The dedicated website - ocindex.net - provides...

    An Evaluation of The Global Coalition’s Performance During the Seven Years in Iraq

    The Middle East, known as the hottest and most tense region in the world, has witnessed the formation of three United States-led international alliances in the early years of the current century, intending to combat terrorism and confront destabilizing processes and regional security. The first alliances were in 2001, after...

    Conscription into Iraq… Problem or solution?

    The establishment of the Iraqi army was preceded by the official establishment of Iraq. The regiment of Imam Musa Al-Kazim, the core of the Iraqi army, was formed early in 1921 at the time of the formation of the interim government of Abd Al-Rahman, and months before the inauguration...

    Pragmatic and confrontational strategies

    From 1975 to 1980, Iraq went through its best phase in its contemporary history in terms of political stability, economic stability, and doubling of its national capacity. This phase crystallized in the pragmatic process of Iraqi political building and dealing with Iran in resolving conflicts, particularly after accepting the...

    Cybersecurity in Iraq Reading in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020

    Cyberspace exerts its influence in various spheres of life, including in the area of security. Cyberspace, through its various tools, contributes to the redrawing of the local and global security dimension and reshapes the political and security awareness and perception of individuals, communities, and States in a way that...

    Regulatory framework for disputed areas

    Since the fall of the Ba'ath Party regime in 2003, disputed areas, particularly Sinjar, under article No.140 of the Iraqi Constitution, Sinjar has been a point of dispute between the Central Government of Baghdad and Kurdistan Regional Government. which has negatively affected its economic and social progress, although it...

    ISIS and its impact on Iraq: an overview

    Since the formation of the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" or "ISIS" in 2013, Iraq has become the preferred arena for the group's militants. Despite the fact that the group's expansion in Iraq subsided recently and in spite of Iraq's victory over the group in 2017, the...