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    Gradualism in Addressing the Arms File and Strengthening the National Command and Control System

    Dr. Amer Abd Rasan Al-Mawsawi The gravity of major security issues is not measured merely by the number of armed individuals or weapons they involve, but rather by the degree of their entanglement with the institutions of the state, society, the economy, and politics, and by the number of interests, structures, and authorities...

    The Challenge of Fiscal Diversification in Iraq: A Reading into the Reality and Future of Non-Oil Revenues (2023-2025)

    Bassam Raad / Researcher in Economic Affairs Political economy and public finance scholars agree that oil abundance can turn from a "developmental blessing" into a "structural curse" if misused and if strategic visions for diversifying national income sources are absent. This phenomenon is known in economic literature as the "Resource...

    Currency Redenomination: Can Hoarded Money Be Accessed at Present?

    Dr. Haider Nima Bakhit - University of Kufa, Faculty of Administration and Economics The stability of the monetary system is considered one of the most important objectives of monetary policy, as it contributes to enhancing confidence in the national currency, achieving financial stability, and supporting economic activity. However, the Iraqi...

    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...