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    The Need to Propose an Integrated Learning Theory for Knowledge Building in Smart Environments

    Alaa Jawad Kadhim/ Assistant Professor of Educational Technology / The General Directorate for Education of Diyala, Iraq In an era marked by the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), future education will be more open, individualized, and integrated with smart technology. However, it will require a humanistic and ethical...

    The Upcoming Iraqi Elections: Between Women’s Empowerment and the Voice of Youth – Toward a New Political Equation

    Hussein Abu Al-Subah / Researcher The Iraqi political arena is preparing for a new electoral cycle that brings renewed challenges related to the participation of historically marginalized groups in the democratic process, chief among them, women and youth. Despite the passage of more than two decades since the establishment of...

    A Small Voice in a Game of Giants: Manipulating the Christian Quota in Iraq

    Dr. Saad Salloum/ Professor of International Relations, College of Political Science, Al-Mustansiriya University.   In my intervention during the conference organized by the General Directorate of Syriac Culture in the Kurdistan Region in 2024, I drew upon Dostoevsky’s immortal novel The Brothers Karamazov to describe the relationship of Christians in Iraq...

    Turkey and the Pursuit of a Godfather Role in Iraq’s Energy Sector

    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...

    Iraq and Foreign Policy Paths Towards Post-Assad Syria

    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....

    Linking the Eastern Mediterranean and Gulf Energy Hubs: The Expanding US Strategic Role

    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...

    The Geopolitical Dimensions of the Development Road Project

    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...

    Climate Change and Its Impact on Poverty in Iraq

    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...

    An Economic Approach to the Stability of Drought-Affected Communities in Southern Iraq: Outcomes and Possible Solutions

    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...

    Diversifying the Iraqi General Budget Revenues as Part of the Transition Towards Sustainable Development

    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...