The College of Political Science at the University of Baghdad recently organized a scientific seminar for graduate students entitled “Solutions to the Crisis in the Political Structure of Syria, Lebanon, and Occupied Palestine.” This event was held under the auspices of the Dean, Assistant Professor Adel Al-Budaiwi, and was supervised by Assistant Professor Dr. Hazem Ali Hamza.
In his remarks, Dr. Hamza pointed out that the seminar primarily focused on the political developments in Syria following the events on December 8, 2024, which resulted in the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime—a regime that, along with his father Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria for approximately five decades. Participants debated the implications of this political transition while exploring potential future political structures and their academic, theoretical, and practical ramifications.
The seminar also addressed the challenges facing Lebanon after the recent truce, emphasizing strategies to enhance national unity, uphold Lebanese sovereignty, and fulfill previously stalled constitutional obligations. About occupied Palestine, the discussions asserted that Palestine remains a central issue within the Arab and Islamic consciousness. The seminar underscored the significance of Palestine in the public policies of Arab and Islamic nations, rejected all forms of normalization, and confirmed the right of the Palestinian people to return to their homeland and establish a sovereign state, which has been abducted by Zionists and their Western allies.
Concluding the seminar, a debate session provided an opportunity for graduate students to pose questions and seek clarification on the proposed solutions to the political crises affecting Syria, Lebanon, and occupied Palestine.
