back to top
More

    PUBLICATIONS

    Post-State Development: The Primacy of Markets Over Planning

    Dr. Muhannad Talib Al-Hamdi / Professor of Economics and Political Science, Kansas State University, United States of America National governments have played an important role in the successful development experiences of East Asian countries. However, elsewhere in the world-including countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East and North...

    How Do Businessmen Manage the Economy When They Are in Power? And Do They Shift the Principle of Economic Management from Patronage to Value...

    Dr. Salam Jabbar - Economic Expert The public often holds almost firmly entrenched perceptions when businessmen assume power in their countries, and these perceptions may reach the point of conviction that power will be harnessed for the businessman's own benefit. However, some fail to realize that there are legal, legislative,...

    Urgent Monetary and Financial Reforms in Light of the Oil Export Crisis and Bloated Operating Expenditures in Iraq

    Dr. Ali Al-Rawi / PhD in Monetary Economics Iraq is currently navigating an economic phase that is considered one of its most sensitive in many years. This is due not only to traditional financial challenges but also to the simultaneous convergence of several complex crises. Some of these are internal,...

    The Question of Sovereignty and the Weberian Monopoly of Legitimacy: A Critical Reading of National Initiatives to Address the Arms Dilemma

    Dr. Sabreen Sattar Jabbar / Researcher The monopoly of legitimate violence represents the fundamental pillar in political science literature and the sociology of the state for building a stable political entity capable of asserting its sovereignty. In the Iraqi case post-2003, the state-building process faced a structural challenge represented by...

    Financial Transformations in Iraq (2014 – 2024): Growth of the Money Supply and Increase in Internal Debt

    Bassam Raad / Researcher in Economic Affairs Fiscal and monetary policies in Iraq have witnessed major changes over the past decade. The figures in the annual statistical bulletins of the Central Bank for the years (2014) and (2024) reflect noticeable increases in the growth of the money supply and...

    Development Diplomacy: Partnerships Abroad and Development at Home A Proposed Vision for the New Iraqi Government to Redefine Foreign Policy Doctrine

    Dr. Abdul Karim Kadhim Ajil / Dean of the Higher Institute for Leadership Preparation and Qualification With the new Iraqi government gaining a vote of confidence, a fundamental question emerges: What kind of foreign policy does Iraq need in light of accumulated domestic crises and escalating regional tensions? This question appears...

    State Discourse and Public Sphere Discourse (Between Hegemony and Communication)

    Dr. Adnan Sabeeh Thamer / Researcher specializing in the anthropology of discourse The essence of the social and political system in countries is shaped on the basis of its discourse, and on the basis of its nurturing of that discourse. Social and political discourse is nurtured in different ways depending...

    Maritime Transport Challenges in Iraq in Light of Disruptions in Maritime Transport Chains (Reality, Solutions, and Challenges)

    Dr. Hussein Haider Mohammed Al-Jazaeri / PhD in Maritime Transport Economics Maritime transport of oil in Iraq is considered the most important vital and economic artery, as it is the main window through which it overlooks global markets. Through the oil ports in the south, crude oil, petroleum products, and...

    Iraq and the New Calculations of War: A Precautionary Reading of Iraqi National Security Threats, Armament Options, and Rebuilding Deterrence (2026-2035)

    Dr. Amer Abd Rasan Jaafar Al-Moussawi/ Former Chief of Experts at the National Security Advisory and Former Deputy Head of the Intelligence Service This paper argues that the war on Iran, which began on February 28, 2026, and ended later, revealed a structural shift in the nature of contemporary warfare,...

    Iraqi-Syrian Relations: A Century Fraught with Turmoil

    Abd Al-Monem Ali Issa / Researcher The features of the first frictions between the Iraqi and Syrian entities emerged after their crystallization under the "Sykes-Picot scalpel" in 1916, following Sharif Hussein's declaration of the revolt against the Ottomans with British support and backing. This action would ultimately lead to the...