Under the patronage of the president of university of Anbar, Professor Dr. Mushtaq Talib Al-Nida, and within the framework of the university’s entrepreneurship week, the center for strategic studies supervised by its director, Dr. Tariq Hamid Mahmoud held a scholarly seminar titled “U.S. Policy toward the Middle East” on February 12, 2026. The event brought together a select group of researchers from the center.
The seminar was structured around three principal themes. The first presentation addressed by Dr. Yazin Yassin Jabbar explored the geopolitical importance of the Middle East in relation to U.S. strategic priorities, particularly energy security, critical transit routes, and international power dynamics.
The second presentation, was given by Dr. Omar Yas Issa, examined the historical development of American policy in the region, tracing its progression from the containment strategy of the Cold War era to the crisis-management approach characterizing the contemporary phase.
The third presentation, by Lecturer Sulaiman Ali Sulaiman, addressed the repercussions of U.S. tensions on Iraq’s security and sovereignty, highlighting the political and security challenges emerging within an evolving regional landscape.
The seminar concluded with an emphasis on the value of sound academic analysis in interpreting regional and global shifts, underscoring its role in fostering a deeper and more systematic understanding of security and stability issues in the Middle East.