Turkey is strategically seeking to capitalize on regional and international developments in order to secure economic, political, and military gains. It seeks to exploit the Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline for domestic purposes, with reports indicating it is already using the pipeline to transport oil within Turkey. The issue of transportation is...
Firas Elias / Professor of Strategy at the University of Mosul
The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in early December has ushered in a new regional reality. Regional countries, including Iraq, have begun to assess the areas of gain and loss resulting from the collapse of Assad’s regime....
Bahrooz Jaafar / Ph.D. in International Relations from Cyprus International University, Nicosia. He is the founder and head of the Mediterranean Institute for Regional Studies.
The Eastern Mediterranean basin, encompassing Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey, has emerged since the late 2000s as a...
Dr. Sara Shukr Ahmed / Faculty Member at Al-Nahrain University / College of Political Science / Department of Strategy.
Iraq has announced the launch of the massive Development Road Project, aiming to capitalize on the country's geopolitical location and border crossings with numerous countries by building a transportation network that...
Wala’a Ali Farhan: Researcher specializing in public policies and sustainable development
The Millennium Sustainable Development Goals introduce seventeen developmental objectives, with the first aimed at the eradication of poverty and the thirteenth focusing on addressing climate change. A notable characteristic of these United Nations goals is their interdependent impact, where...
Salim Abd al-Hasan Rasn - University of Al-Qadisiyah / College of Administration and Economics.
Nearly 40% of the land in Iraq, especially in the southern regions, is already suffering from desertification, with tens of thousands of acres turning into desert annually in the south of Iraq, near the marshes, and...
Dr. Khalaf Mohammed Hamad / College of Administration and Economics – Tikrit University
Dr. Ibrahim Abdullah Jasim / College of Administration and Economics – Tikrit University
The Iraqi government, among the practical steps that contribute to public revenues, should take urgent actions in the manufacturing sector in Iraq, followed by the...
Mustafa Al-Saray / Director of the Political Research and Studies Department at Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies
The withdrawal of Coalition Forces, notably the U.S. troops, from Iraqi territory has emerged as a significant issue that has recently taken precedence in the realm of domestic political concerns. The issue...
Marwan Salem Al-Ali- University professor at the College of Political Science/University of Mosul, specializing in strategic affairs
One of the main reasons for the failure of the Iraqi political experience post-2003 is the foreign relations, as it was subject to two negative equations. The first is the American choice to...
On January 22, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions that included Iraqi political and security figures, as well as Fly Baghdad airline, under various pretexts. Fly Baghdad was accused of transporting weapons and military equipment on behalf of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to regional airports. The new sanctions...
