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    The Crisis of Iraqi Government Formation and the Available Constitutional and Political Options

    Dr. Raad Sami Al-Tamimi / Senior Political Adviser / Independent High Electoral Commission Note: The views expressed in this study are personal and do not represent the position of any official body. Dr. Faiq Zaidan, President of the Supreme Judicial Council, published an article entitled "The Sin of the Incorrect Interpretation...

    The Absent Alternative: The Crisis of Civil Movements in Iraq

    Ali Mubarak AbdulNabi / Researcher Following 2003, Iraq witnessed a radical transformation in its political structure, accompanied by significant diversity in the forces and entities that have contested elections since 2005. Most political entities and parties have been characterized by a component-based nature that did not transcend sub-identities, being divided...

    Artificial Intelligence and Privacy in the Iraqi Digital Economic Space Challenges and Solutions, with an Overview of Privacy Protection Measures in Iraq and Norway

    Dr. Sanaa Abdul Qader Mustafa / University Professor – Norway – PhD in Industrial Economics The operational importance of artificial intelligence privacy in the Iraqi digital space lies in AI’s reliance on data as a primary source for learning and development. The data used include users’ behaviors, geographic locations, consumer...

    The Oil Dispute between Baghdad and Erbil: A Constitutional and Economic Analysis

    Ali Naji / Journalist specializing in economics Oil constitutes Iraq’s most important economic resource, accounting for over 90% of the state’s general revenues and gross domestic product, and serving as the primary source for financing government budgets and infrastructure. Given this central economic role, a clear and escalating dispute has...

    A Reading of the Explanatory Variables of the Iraqi Situation: Divergent Paths Toward a New Consociational Equation

    Dr. Abdulaziz Aliwi Al-Issawi / Academic Specialist in Electoral Affairs The Iraqi electoral landscape is distinguished by the breadth of its electoral experience, the frequency of political surprises, and the difficulty of accurately predicting outcomes and trajectories, given the shifting variables that govern the mechanisms of alternation of power as...

    The 2025 Parliamentary Election Results and Al-Bayan Center Polls… Under Scrutiny

    Research Department The importance of electoral public opinion polls generally lies in their ability to help understand and predict voter behavior, identify voting trends among various social segments and geographical areas, and provide valuable data to decision-makers and candidates seeking to understand voters and adjust their strategies. Polls also help...

    Lessons Learned from the Iraqi Electoral Scene in the 2025 Elections

    Mustafa al-Saray / Director of Research at Al-Bayan Center for Studies and Planning The 2025 Iraqi parliamentary elections revealed a new phase of political and social transformation in Iraq. Their preliminary results reflected notable changes in voter orientations and a broad reshaping of power balances among major political blocs, in...

    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...

    What Iraq Can Learn from Zohran Mamdani’s Win

    Last night in New York City, something remarkable happened. Zohran Mamdani—a Ugandan-born Muslim, son of an Indian filmmaker and a Ugandan political theorist— was elected mayor of the world’s most diverse city. His victory, while geographically distant, should send a quiet tremor through political circles far beyond America’s borders,...

    Economic Policies in the Electoral Programs for the October 2025 Elections in Iraq

    Dr. Abbas Kazem Al-Daami – College of Administration and Economics, University of Karbala Summary There are no reliable sources indicating the electoral programs of Iraqi blocs or their candidates for 2025, whether related to their political, economic, or social agendas. Most current electoral programs are inconsistent or insufficient in...