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Palestine at the United Nations: What Comes Next?

October 8, 2025

Pablo Lechapelier

Turkey’s Comeback: Toward a Central Role in the Middle East?

October 7, 2025

Adel Bakawan

Adel Bakawan for Les Grands Dossiers de Diplomatie, no. 86 (June–July 2025).

Haoues Seniguer’s book “God Is with Us: October 7 and Its Consequences — How Jewish and Islamic Religions Justify Violence”

October 2, 2025

Haouès Seniguer, Lyna Ouandjeli

The discussion happened on September 5th, 2025.

The Trump Administration and Iraq: What Comes Next?

November 13, 2024

Michael Knights

Muqtada al-Sadr’s Political Comeback: What Cards Does He Have Yet to Play?

July 3, 2024

EISMENA

In this article, Juliette Garret and Léa Philipperon analyse the latest events in Iraq, considering the possible return of Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite leader who triumphed in the 2021 legislative elections, to the political scene ahead of the 2025 elections.

The New Iraqi Landscape: Between Internal Demands and External Pressures After the Renewal of the 2003 Presidential Decree

June 5, 2024

Abbas Kadhim

Dr. Abbas Kadhim meets with EISMENA to discuss the implications of the renewal of Executive Order 13303, as well as the legacy of the Iraq War and Iraq’s future amidst regional and international power dynamics.