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    Partnership contracts between the public and private sectors and their importance in the Iraqi economy

    The Iraqi economy is witnessing a transitional phase from a socialist system in which the state controls most of its economic activities to an open economic system in which the state monitors the performance of economic activities and contributes to facilitating them and helping to overcome economic crises if...

    The far-right and the COVID-19 pandemic A Political investment or An Election propaganda

    Khudair Abbas Al-Dahlaki Far-right political parties and forces have been investing in crises to promote their racist ideas and attracting important segments of European societies (check Annex No.1) and focusing on the youth age group, as well as carrying out attacks against refugees and foreigners in general, Muslims in particular....

    The Legitimacy Crisis of Traditional Authority

    In a statement on September 29th, Iraq’s highest religious authority, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on Iraqis to vote in the upcoming early elections held on October 10th. This represents a shift from his position during the 2018 elections, where he advocated for the electoral process to be improved and...

    The reality of illiteracy in Iraq: Visions and Policies

    Illiteracy in Iraq is a symptom of underdevelopment. It should be addressed with special attention, in which all material and human resources are making efforts in this area, particularly as it has taken on strategic dimensions that are affected by the political, social, and economic variables of the environment,...

    Analysis and employment of the tremendous data base in political sociology studies: “Twitter”

    The information development and the steady progress in digital sciences that the world witnessed at the end of the last century have affected the information revolution in the developments and events of political and social arenas and on the users of this technology. Social movements that emerged from the...

    Improving the policy of partnership frameworks between private and public agriculture systems

    The inability to create diversity in agricultural production, and to focus attention solely on specific activities, while maintaining traditional policies and frameworks in dealing with this sector, which exposes the national and local economies to many problems, and perhaps shocks, and makes it unable to deal with those shocks....

    Legislative elections in Iraq for 2021: Analytical study

    Legislative elections were held in Iraq on their scheduled date on 10/10/2021, the fifth legislative elections after 2005, and the first early parliamentary elections; As a result of the popular movement that took place in late 2019; Because of the rampant corruption in all state departments, the deterioration of...

    Russia and Iran… The Search for a “point of balance” between attraction and repulsion factors in Syria… A Framework Approach

    Russia and Iran are among the most important actors of the Syrian war, two supportive allies of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, and the two main actors he was able to rely on in the war, and perhaps - of course, there are other factors - the main reason for...

    The Iraqi economy and opportunities to shift towards renewable or alternative energies

    Although Iraq has the fifth-largest proven oil reserves, it is estimated that oil reserves will last for another 80-85 years in the country. In the event that the global oil demand slows due to technological improvements and considerations related to preserving the climate and responding to climate changes in...

    Elections and the structure of the political system in Iraq… Actor and influencer controversy

    Introduction It is self-evident that the democratic political system is formed by institutions on which the powers of the State are distributed through its political system, in such a way as to ensure that the concept of the State as an institution with a monopoly on legitimate coercion within...