Syria: In Search of Unity Amidst Fragmentation
Returning to authoritarian centralism was neither possible nor desirable and that Syria’s diversity remained an asset. A Policy Debate
Policy Debate
The Levant Beyond Conflict: Pathways to Recovery, Integration, and Local Agency
Instead of treating it as an arena for great-power competition, the Levant is a shared political space in which local actors must define their own agenda.
Ambition Meets Complexity: The KRI in a Shifting Iraqi Landscape
Bafel Talabani: “we sometimes don’t even have institutions. We have personalities, that’s no way to run a country.”
Between Multipolarity and Minipolarity: The Middle East’s Evolving Power Landscape
Middle powers face “hard ceilings” that prevent them from becoming rule-setters. A policy debate on regional security dynamics
Partners and Progress: Iraq’s Shared Responsibility with the International Community
European Ambassadors to Iraq: “We want a stable, peaceful Iraq that is democratic, prosperous, and free of violent extremism.”
Iraq’s Energy and Economic Diplomacy: Regional Integration and Global Connectivity
“Memoranda don’t build railways”: A policy debate with N Mladenov & A Al-Qadi
The Challenge of State-Building amidst Complex Political Dynamics
In Iraq, sectarian & ethnic alignments make exclusionary rule dangerous. A policy debate with former PM Haider Al-Abadi
The Challenge of State-Building amidst Complex Political Dynamics B
The constitutionally available instrument of regionalization is administrative and territorial, not sectarian. A policy debate with leader of the Al-Hikma Movement Ammar Al-Hakim.