Research Fellow @ChathamHouse @CH_MENAP. Cautiously optimistic 🇮🇶 @AUB_Lebanon @SOAS. All views are my own.
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Hayder حيدر retweeted
Iraq has extended the deadline for armed factions to bring their weapons under state control to June 2027.
But can Baghdad actually enforce it?
@HayderSH – research fellow at @ChathamHouse – explains the struggle over Iraq’s armed factions, Iran’s influence, and the limits of Baghdad’s power for The New Arab Analysis Desk.
Hayder حيدر retweeted
📢 Speaker announcement | #IraqInitiative Conference | 11 November
Speakers debate whether public pressure can still influence politics in Iraq.
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Join us next week!
🚨Only ONE week until the 2026 #IraqInitiative Conference!
In person registration has now closed, but registration for virtual attendance remains open.
View the agenda, speakers and register now to join online on 11 November ⤵️
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Hayder حيدر retweeted
Events in the Kurdistan Parliament will only accelerate the break-up of the Kurdistan Region along KDP and PUK lines, as I outline in this piece for @CH_MENAP. The PUK was already looking to manage its own affairs and this move by the KDP forces the issue.
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📢 Speaker announcement | #IraqInitiative Conference | 11 November
The first panel assesses the government’s performance to date & examines the challenges that are likely to shape its agenda in the year ahead.
There's still time to register for virtual attendance ⤵️
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Hayder حيدر retweeted
حرب إيران قفزت بسعر النفط من 65 دولار إلى أكثر من 100 دولار في مارس
اليوم النفط أصلا عند 115 دولار، فهل يدفعه تجدد القتال إلى 150 دولار؟
أستبعد ذلك: في رأيي، 120 إلى 130 دولار مستوى أكثر ترجيحا
وهذه هي الأسباب:
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Hayder حيدر retweeted
In other words, the main sticking point remains the sequencing. #Iran now says it is ready to start implementing its commitments almost immediately “after” the U.S. has taken the first step.
Hayder حيدر retweeted
Let me put this here, bcoz some Lebanese politicians still believe that the "Gulf is going to reconstruct Lebanon" (& the neighbourhood)!
Hayder حيدر retweeted
Yesterday we hosted in Naples the “Iraq-Italy research lab” convening stellar scholars & practitioners @KamaranMPalani @Abufellah @fahadalsudaid @HayderSH to discuss Iraq’s post-invasion order & what would change after the Coalition withdrawal. @IAIonline
🙏 to @UniOrientale @IreneCostantini @ruthsantini for the cooperation @ItalyMFA for the support.
Hayder حيدر retweeted
In this new commentary, Michael Hanna and I discuss Iraq after the departure of the anti-ISIS Coalition on 30 September. A celebratory moment for Iraq will likely be overshadowed by the US-Iran war and its impact on on the country. A few takeaways 👇
crisisgroup.org/cmt/middle-e…
Hayder حيدر retweeted
📹 Webinar recording: How will young voters shape Morocco's political future?
@IntissarFakir, @MasbahMohammed, Saloua Zerhouni & @HayderSH discuss the forces shaping youth participation, and whether activism will influence the Kingdom's political future.
Watch in full ⤵️
youtu.be/pbFUW7ffjAU
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'It's a legacy that's been very violent, very bloody, and it's still hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel of where this could go.'
@renadmansour speaks to @CNN about US forces completing their total withdrawal from Iraq after 23 years ⤵️
Hayder حيدر retweeted
NEW COMMENTARY | The U.S.-led Anti-ISIS Coalition is Leaving Iraq: What Happens Next?
With the Middle East war bringing conflict to the country and questions surrounding the state’s capacity to assert its authority, the significance is mainly symbolic.
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Hayder حيدر retweeted
📢 TOMROROW: How will young voters shape Morocco's political future?
@IntissarFakir, @MasbahMohammed, Salou Zerhouni & @HayderSH discuss the extent to which the Gen-Z protests reshaped political engagement in Morocco.
📅 22/9
🕐 14.00 BST
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Looking forward for this discussion with amazing expert speakers on Morocco just before the elections.
Make sure to register so you can tune in online.
📢 Tuesday: How will young voters shape Morocco's political future?
@IntissarFakir, @MasbahMohammed, Salou Zerhouni & @HayderSH discuss the extent to which the Gen-Z protests reshaped political engagement in Morocco.
📅 22/9
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Hayder حيدر retweeted
What does the Mecca Pact reveal about changing security dynamics and regional reordering in the Middle East?
Join us as we will unpack significance and implications of the pact as well as the new phase of war.
📢 Upcoming event: Is the Middle East entering a new era of regional security with the Mecca Pact?
Join @GalipDalay, Hina Rabbani Khar, Prince Turki Al Faisal, @gideonrachman & @SanamVakil for a virtual discussion.
📅 28/9
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Hayder حيدر retweeted
📢 Upcoming webinar: How will young voters shape Morocco's political future?
Ahead of Morocco's election, join @IntissarFakir @MasbahMohammed Salou Zerhouni, and @HayderSH to discuss the extent to which the Gen-Z protests reshaped political engagement in Morocco.
📅 22 September
🕐 14.00 BST
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Hayder حيدر retweeted
As Operation Inherent Resolve concludes on September 30, major questions remain about the future of US engagement with Iraq and the region.
Join us Thursday on Sept 10, at 9:00 a.m. ET at the @AtlanticCouncil for a discussion with Amb. Alina Romanowski, @Andrewtabler, @SajadJiyad, and @MohammedASalih, moderated by @humeyra_pamuk
We’ll assess what the US military departure means for US security cooperation with Baghdad and the KRG, the Iraqi government's September 30 deadline to disarm the militias, and the broader US-Iraq relationship.
Register here to join us in person or virtually: atlanticcouncil.org/event/us…
Hayder حيدر retweeted
📢 NEW webinar: How will young voters shape Morocco's political future?
Ahead of Morocco's first election since Gen-Z protests swept the country, join @IntissarFakir @MasbahMohammed, Salou Zerhouni, and @HayderSH to discuss whether this engagement will translate into electoral participation.
📅 22 September
🕐 14.00 BST
📍 Zoom
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