Today, January 20, 2025, attended by Omed Khoshnaw - Governor of Erbil, Asst. Prof. Dr Kamaran Younis M. Amin - President of Salahaddin University-Erbil (SUE), Prof. Dr Abdul Qadir Naqshbandi - President of Lebanese French University, Dr Amanj Bradosti - Head of the University District of PDK, Prof. Dr Sherif Moloud Sherif - Assistant President for Scientific Affairs and Postgraduate Studies, Prof. Dr Hiwa - Dean of the College of Political Sciences, along with department heads, professors, and students, a forum on the future of relations between the Federal Government and Kurdistan Regional Government was conducted.
The symposium "Donald Trump's Return to the White House: Continuity or Change in Foreign Policy" was held.
The Center for Political and Strategic Research at the College of Political Sciences of SUE, in collaboration with the Center for Research and Strategic Studies at the Lebanese French University, has organized this symposium.
Having such activities is a great achievement for the Center for Political and Strategic Research at the College of Political Sciences. Besides contributing to raising the university's ranking, such activities can help decision-makers in the Kurdistan Region make more realistic assessments of local, regional, and global events, leading to the formation of sound policies and strategies.
The symposium consisted of two panels:
First Panel:
"Donald Trump's Perspective on Middle East Issues"
Panel Director: Dr Mohammed Mahmoud Salih
Panelists:
Prof. Dr Omar Noradini: Donald Trump's doctrine for foreign policy in general and towards the Middle East in particular
Prof. Dr Imran Omar Ali: America's strategy towards the Gaza war and its implications
Prof. Dr Parwiz Rahim Qadir: Trump's policy towards Iran: Change and Continuity
Second Panel:
The Implications of Trump's Return on Iraq, Kurdistan Region, and Western Kurdistan (Rojava)
Panel Director: Mr Ahmed Babakr Ahmed
Falah Mustafa: Kurdistan Region's perspective on Donald Trump's second administration
Prof. Dr Zubair Rasul: Western Kurdistan between Trump and Erdogan?
Mr Raber Talat: Trump's return, priorities of U.S. policy towards Iraq and Kurdistan Region
