By most measures, Iraq's experience in decentralization has been very disappointing. The delegation of authority to local constituencies that officially began in 2015 has not resulted in any significant improvements in the delivery of services at the local level, or in a clear change in central governance. By examining...
The purpose of this paper is to research regional development planning, within the legal framework of the management decentralization approach, which is rightly one of the primary and essential conditions for the implementation and success of such planning. Governments in many countries of the developing world increased their role...
While it is recognized that the Iraqi Constitution, the Parties Act and all other laws relating to the electoral process attend and prevent sectarian speech in all its forms, the situation in Kirkuk has been and continues to be affected by sectarian speech for 17 years. Elections are only...
Participation ratios are falling further from previous electoral entitlements in Iraq, which gives an indication that there is dissatisfaction on the part of most voters, who seek to punish politicians through boycotting the elections, believing that boycotting the electoral process would deprive candidates of winning or rising to the...
A new book was issued by Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies entitled: “Strategic Overview of Anti-corruption” by Firas Tariq Makiya.
The book includes a vision of the most critical corruption indicators, its causes in Iraq, and the essential global experiences to combat it. The author proposes an integrated strategy...
The peaceful circulation of power is the most prominent standard of the democratic system and its achievements. The stability of the political system is measured by how smooth is the mechanisms of elections. Such smoothness is complicated in transition, particularly in States emerging from dictatorship; Because of the persistence...
The cultural, political and religious matrix which evolved from the ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Persian, Arab and Ottoman civilisations, amongst others, helped to make the Arabs the dominant race amongst the population of modern-day Iraq, followed by the Kurds and the Turkmen. The present-day demographics of Iraq are...
The protests on October 1, 2019, brought the issue of constitutional amendments back to the light as a fundamental part of reforming the Iraqi political system, which reached a challenging stage for the unity of the country and the harmony of its people.
The constitution was written in extremely, complicated...
Over the past two weeks, the Kurdistan region has witnessed extremely tough times, a situation that is all too familiar to the Kurds of this country. The utter incompetence of the region’s officials, all of them from the top to the bottom; the endemic corruption; the incompetence; the discrimination;...
The fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the cold war marked a major turning point in the conduct of international law and international relations. After the sovereignty of an international order reversed the prevailing balance of power created by the Second World War and its controls...
