From shock and awe to stability and flaws: Iraq’s post-invasion journey
Post-invasion Iraq has proven resilient in the face of many challenges – but problems remain that Europeans could assist with resolving
Experts & Staff
Hamzeh Hadad
Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Iraqi politics; Iraqi foreign policy; democratisation in Iraq; federalism; international development
Languages
English, Arabic
Biography
Hamzeh Hadad is a visiting fellow with the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Hadad is a researcher and political analyst based in Baghdad. His research focus is democratisation and federalism in Iraq. He has published in and been cited by various media on Iraqi political affairs. In 2021, Hadad was an advisor to the president of the Trade Bank of Iraq. Prior to that, he was the development officer at the German Embassy in Baghdad for two years. He holds an MA in international affairs, specialising in international development policy, from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa.
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From parliament to street: Iraq’s emerging politics of domination
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Stall or nothing: Iraq’s failure to form a new government
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Publications
From shock and awe to stability and flaws: Iraq’s post-invasion journey
Post-invasion Iraq has proven resilient in the face of many challenges – but problems remain that Europeans could assist with resolving
Articles
Climate of opportunity: Iraq’s new government as regional conciliator
Iraq’s new prime minister is well placed to negotiate both the pitfalls of domestic politics and to play a mediating role within the Middle East
Vote to nowhere: Why Iraq doesn’t need another snap election
Europeans should avoid supporting a snap election simply because a political leader is unsatisfied with the result of a government formation process and threatens violence in response
Deadlocked and loaded: Iraq’s political inertia
Iraqi leaders’ inability to form a government or deal with national challenges is destroying the legitimacy of the state. They need to appoint a new type of prime minister.
From parliament to street: Iraq’s emerging politics of domination
Much of Iraq’s post-war history has been a question of survival of the state. Now, Shia politicians are driving an intra-sect competition for leadership.
Stall or nothing: Iraq’s failure to form a new government
Iraq’s recent election upended the informal political agreement that had dominated its politics since 2003. European countries should press Iraqi leaders to break the current deadlock in parliament.
In the media
From Shock And Awe To Stability And Flaws: Iraq’s Post-Invasion Journey – Analysis
Hamzeh Hadad analysis on Iraq’s Post-Invasion Journy
I think that this time Iraqis and non-Iraqis alike would like to see a more serious agenda coming out of the meeting
Hamzeh Hadad comments on the meeting in Jordan between France and Middle East representatives
We’ve just gone to the brink of civil war and I wonder if, when things settle down and everybody takes a deep breath, if anyone will be held accountable?
Hamzeh Hadad comments on the situation in Iraq
This past week is a wake-up call to remind everyone that Iraqi politics isn’t black and white, and everyone is armed, so we need to be careful
Hamzeh Hadad comments on the outbreak of violence in Baghdad’s Green Zone
Whatever it does mean, in typical Sadrist fashion, there is always backtracking expected
Hamzeh Hadad comments on the outbreak of violence in Baghdad