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December 3, 2024

Second Trump and Iraq

 Sardar Aziz Donald Trump's stormy comeback will affect the US-Iraq relationship in a number of ways. Regarding the second administration, there are generally two schools of thought: one holds that Trump will be different from the first and will rule using consultation and...
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December 3, 2024

“Rapid development of Iraqi-Azerbaijani bilateral relations: strengthening the bridge between the Middle East and the South Caucasus”

Mr. Nasir Mammadov - Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Iraq The Republic of Azerbaijan attaches special importance to developing relations and expanding cooperation in various fields with the Republic of Iraq, with which it has historically been linked by cultural...
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August 6, 2024

Challenges to the democratic process in the MENA region

Dr. Yousef Mohamed Sadek There is no doubt that there is a clear and significant setback in the democratic process in large parts of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It must be recognized that the counter-revolutions were able to reverse the gains of the Arab Spring...
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June 16, 2024

Iraqi Foreign Policy and Diaspora Communities

A Vision for a Diplomatic Diversity Economy Dr. Saad Salloum  Faculty of Political Science at Al-Mustansiriyah University, Department of International Relations  After the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the toppling of the dictatorial regime, diaspora...
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June 15, 2024

An opportunity: Iraq and the ambition to connect the Three Seas

Dr. Firas Elias In his book Prisoners of Geography, the British writer Tim Marshall mentions what the fifth Tsar of Russia, Peter the Great, wrote in his will, that they should "get as close as possible to Constantinople and India, that they should constantly provoke wars in...
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May 16, 2024

Cultural Diplomacy: Iraq as a Model

By: Arif Al-Saadi Advisor to the Prime Minister on Cultural AffairsCultural diplomacy serves as a unique bridge to forge special ties between diverse cultures and peoples. At its core, it utilizes knowledge, music, sculpture, and folk heritage, as well as the arts in all their...