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.

A golden opportunity: How Iraq can benefit from regional calm

Following the recent thaw in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Iraq is strengthening its ties with GCC states. European countries should support this development, which could help Iraq address its domestic challenges

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.

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.

Publications

Articles

A golden opportunity: How Iraq can benefit from regional calm

Following the recent thaw in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Iraq is strengthening its ties with GCC states. European countries should support this development, which could help Iraq address its domestic challenges

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.

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.

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