About the Journal

About the Journal

The International and Political Journal issued by the College of Political Science / Mustansiriyah University. It is a periodic (Quarterly) specialized journal. It receives the outputs of specialized researchers that deal with contemporary political problems, issues and realities, as well as related topics. These researches are subject to scientific evaluation by specialized researchers according to Specific publishing rules in which the principles of scientific research are taken into account, and the journal’s research and contents are subject to linguistic evaluation by the aforementioned linguistic experts, and the journal’s research is reviewed before issuing each issue by the general supervisor, the editorial board, and the advisory board that consists of Iraqi and Arab specialist professors And foreigners, and the board also receives any comments from readers and specialists, and the editorial board of the journal aspires to elevate it to the ranks of prestigious scientific academic journals, which take into account the quality standards in force globally.

Scientific papers are published in the following fields:

  • Political systems
  • Political thought
  • Relations and international studies
  • Local governments and administration
  • Managing crises, conflicts and international peace
  • All social science disciplines with a political dimension

The Journal of Political and International is an open access journal, published under the license:

(a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license).

Publisher: Al-Mustansiriya University

Institution: College of Political Science

Address: Iraq - Baghdad / Bab al-Mu'adham (View in Map)

Mustansiriyah University - College of Political Science

ISSN: 

International coding: 8984-1991

International electronic coding: 8563-2789

Digital Object Port: DOI: 10.31272/IPJ

Current Issue

No. 65 (2025): The International and Political Journal
View No. 65 (2025): The International and Political Journal
Published: 2026-02-02

Articles

  • The historical development of political parties in Israel

    Asaad Hadi Al-Shahtoor, Abdel-Jabbar Issa
    1-26
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.513

  • Political Authority in the Thought of Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i: An Approach to its Necessity, Origins, and Islamic Nature

    mohammed hashim rahmaa
    27-50
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.514

  • Intellectual extremism: A study of its causes and methods of treatment

    nora kataf heddan
    51-82
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.515

  • Oil price fluctuations and the government budget problem in Iraq

    basemaa alwan hussien
    83-100
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.516

  • Security Threats Facing Southeast Asia

    Alaa jabbar Ahmed , Nawar Jalil Hashem
    101-116
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.517

  • The strategic importance of the South China Sea islands: The Paracel and Spratly Islands as a case study

    Sanad Walid Saeed
    118-146

  • The problem of the three Arab islands between the United Arab Emirates and Iran

    Sattar J. Allaiy
    147-162
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.519

  • International Powers' Strategies for Managing Risks and Their Impact on Global Security: China as a Case Study

    mohammed musier fathi
    163-189
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.520

  • Environmental security in rentier states – oil-producing countries: Iraq as a model)

    emad erzik omar
    191-208
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.521

  • Political stability and sustainable development in Iraq after 2003

    Falah chasib oudah
    209-238
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.522

  • The democratic transition after 2003 and its impact on the Iraqi media between freedom of expression and political exploitation

    Imad Mohammed Saleh
    239-257
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.523

  • The strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf and Asian strategic perception

    Walaa Abd chiale
    259-272
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.524

  • Turkish Intervention in the Syrian Crisis: A Reading of Geopolitical Dimensions and Regional Ambitions

    Ali Hasan Howidy
    273-290
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.525

  • Peaceful Coexistence and Its Contribution to Achieving Societal Security: Iraq as a Case Study After

    Alya Abdulameer Abdulmajeed
    291-316
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.526

  • Cybersecurity Public Policy in the Kingdom of Belgium: Reality and Future

    Samer Nahedh Khudhair
    317-340
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.527

  • The Approach of Peaceful Coexistence with the Other in Contemporary Islamic Political Thought

    Ali Ghanim Hamid
    341-359
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.528

  • " National Integration Policies and Their Role in Enhancing National Unity in Iraq"

    Sahar Abdulsada Duraye
    361-380
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.529

  • The importance of the Horn of Africa region in China's Strategic perception

    Raya Abdul-Hussein Manea
    381-407
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.530

  • The development road project and its Impact on Iraqi Economic Security

    Ziad Abdul Rahman Ali
    409-432
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.531

  • Iraq in the Gulf regional perception

    Yasser jaafar haider
    433-445
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.532

  • Electoral systems and their impact on political stability in Iraq

    zianib hussien shaker
    447-459
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.533

  • The Syrian Crisis and International Economic Sanctions: An Analytical Study for the Period (2020-2024)

    Ban Qudis Yousef
    459-480
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.534

  • "The Implications of the Russian-Ukrainian War on Energy Security: A Comparative Study (2022–2024)"

    Zahra Ali Hashim , Abdul Hameed Ben Eid Al-Mousawi
    481-497
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.535

  • Democracy between criticism and reform in post-Marxist Western political thought

    qaeth taleb awad
    499-524
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.536

  • NATO's defense transformation in light of the Strategic Concept 2022

    yaseen adnan mohammed, emad jasem jasem
    525-546
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.537

  • Russian- Chinese Economic Cooperation since 2013

    Batool Mohammad hassan, Ahmed abd ismail Al- Khazraji
    547-568
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.538

  • The impact of US policy on international relations: Brazil as a model for the period (1991-2025)

    Rawaa Walid Mahmoud, Shatha Zaki Hassan
    569-586
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.539

  • The use of the SWIFT financial system in strengthening international economic relations (Japan and the The united states of America as a model)

    Alaa Ali Lazim, Alaa Abdulwahhab Abdulaziz
    587-600
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.540

  • The repercussions of the American withdrawal on the Afghan interior

    jenan moahmmed rashed, kholood moahmmed khames
    601-616
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.541

  • Leadership in foreign policy: Concept and contemporary intellectual approaches

    manar ezz alden mahommed, moahned abdulwahed
    617-633
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.542

  • Stages and Motivations of the Evolution of EU policy towards the Central Asian republics

    Rania Hussein Hashem, Nawar Mohammed Rabie
    635-652
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.543

  • Iraq's Position in US Foreign Policy: At the (Military and Security) Level after 2014

    Nooruldeen Abdulkareem, Ahmed Abdulameer Alanbary
    653-674
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.544

  • article review

    ban fawzi
    675-676
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.545

  • Book Review

    taha hameed hassan
    677-682
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.546

  • The double standards in the application of UN human security principles: the events in Gaza as a case study

    hibba nasser abdulrazak
    703-731
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.31272/ipj.i65.548

  • The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Light of Growing Security Threats: An Analytical Foresight Study

    Mustafa Mohammed Hussein, Muneam Khamees Mukhlif
    683-702
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