Safwan Al-Amin - صفوان الامين

🇮🇶 Iraq’s Shia-led Coordination Framework selected Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister after months of internal stalemate. @ACMideast’s @VictoriaT_ and @SafwanAmin outline the challenges before the incoming prime minister: atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/can…

Some thoughts from @SafwanAmin and me on the nomination of Ali al-Zaidi. As Iraq's new PM, he faces enormous challenges: rogue militias, severe economic strain, and navigating a foreign policy with both the United States and Iran that is becoming increasingly difficult to balance. More than that, Zaidi will contend with a growing crisis of legitimacy in the very political system that brought him to power. atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/can…

@FarisHarram @Albasheershow @ahmedalbasheer1 تحياتي لكم استاذ فارس. اشكركم 🙏

@SafwanAmin @Albasheershow @ahmedalbasheer1 كان لقاء ممتعاً ومفيداً عزيزي أستاذ صفوان. تحيات.

Bucket-list moment: being a guest on @Albasheershow with @ahmedalbasheer1!

@Zaidoq96 @Albasheershow @ahmedalbasheer1 😂😂😂 بس الك على الخاص ماريد علي البصراوي يعرف بيها

@SafwanAmin @Albasheershow @ahmedalbasheer1 مع ذلك محتاجين تعلمنا بالوصفة اللي سأل عنها علاوي 😅

@Zaidoq96 @Albasheershow @ahmedalbasheer1 عزيزي زايد - اشكرك! هذا من ذوقك

@SafwanAmin @Albasheershow @ahmedalbasheer1 It was a really fun interview, loved all the jokes you dropped. I honestly enjoyed watching it a lot!

@AMrym93884 المقالة قديمة نشرت في تاريخ ٢٧ آب وتخص اعتداء اخر. ارجو توخي الحذر في نقل المعلومة. الرابط ادناه nytimes.com/2025/08/26/wor…

مقابلة حول واقع العلاقات العراقية-الأميركية أُجريت الشهرَ الماضي مع برنامج بودكاست واشنطن على قناة التغيير youtube.com/live/a8ngbiBKE…

What to watch from the Iraqi Higher Electoral Commission At this point, the only official information released by the Iraqi Higher Electoral Commission (IHEC) relates to voter turnout. IHEC put voter participation at around 56 percent. What is noteworthy is that IHEC only counted those who obtained or renewed voter registration cards as eligible voters, and did not count those who failed to so or intentionally boycotted as eligible voters. This participation level is still higher than most had expected given that there was a strong boycott campaign led by al-Sadr as well as other smaller political movements. Initial leaked results show that the established parties maintained most of their seats, with Sudani’s coalition being the new big entrant. The smaller liberal parties appear to have lost momentum. Most of this is by design and a result of the electoral system the main parties reverted to when they amended the election law in 2023. We should also keep an eye on the potential post-results exclusion of candidates by IHEC, which could potentially change the results. — @SafwanAmin is a nonresident senior fellow with the Iraq Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Middle East programs.

Deeply honored and very excited to join the @AtlanticCouncil’s Middle East Programs and Iraq Initiative. I look forward to contributing to its important work and thoughtful research as well as engaging with such a distinguished community of scholars and practitioners.

How is the constitutional framework influencing the evolution of political coalitions, government formation and governance in Baghdad, asks @SafwanAmin. "The main problem doesn't come from the Constitution. It comes from the electoral system in Iraq, which has been changed a few few times,” explains @abbas_anbori. Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ng0jnR

Twenty years after its adoption, has Iraq’s constitution been successful, asks @SafwanAmin. "In some respects, it has been successful, even very successful and in others, it's been a serious failure. It's it's a mixed picture in that regard,” explains @zalali. Watch more: ➡️ bit.ly/4ng0jnR

🇮🇶 🇰🇼 The dispute over sovereignty of the Khor Abdullah waterway has re-emerged as a point of tension between Iraq and Kuwait. Rami Alkhafaji and @SafwanAmin analyze the legal disputes and outline the way forward ⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasour…

@HussamAlhaj4 إجازة سعيدة وموفق دومًا.

الاخوات والاخوة الكرام ابدأ اليوم إجازتي السنوية ، لذا سيحتجب برنامجي عن الظهور على طوال هذا الأسبوع على امل ان أعود مرة اخرى لألتقيكم في بداية الأسبوع المقبل …!

Last month, six of the nine permanent justices on Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court, along with three of the four alternates, resigned from their positions. @SafwanAmin examines what’s at stake and the challenge of building an independent judiciary: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasour…

We're thrilled to announce the expansion of our #litigation practice with the addition of Partner Safwan Al-Amin in #WashingtonDC. Mr. Safwan brings a wealth of experience in #corporate and commercial transactions and federal civil #litigation, having advised #international clients in sectors including #government, oil and gas, and #aerospace. With his knowledge in constitutional and legislative matters, especially in the Middle East, he will further enrich our team's capabilities. bit.ly/3zY3TjW

@BilalWahab منور وبالتوفيق دكتور!

#NewProfilePic That comes with a new role—Thrilled to be back at The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), the place where my passion for teaching first took root.

On 19-20 January 2024, a first-of-its-kind international academic conference on democracy took place in Baghdad, Iraq. There has simply never been an international conference of this kind in Baghdad ever before, so it’s worth highlighting. 1/13

@yesar الف مبروك. شايف كل الخير

Some celebratory news on this end 🎉 Officially a married man 💍

Something completely different and new happened in the field of comparative constitutional law last week: an international academic conference on democracy and populism took place in Baghdad, Iraq and was attended by guests from all the continents and from 25 different countries.