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Volume 7, Special Issue 3 (2026)

Published: July 31, 2026

Pages: 78-92

Research articles

The role of crisis management strategies in strengthening economic security in Iraq since 201

Maytham H. Nasser 1
1College of political science, Al-Nahrain university, Baghdad, Iraq
History
  • Received: May 19, 2026
  • Revised: June 7, 2026
  • Accepted: June 11, 2026
  • Available Online: July 25, 2026
DOI

https://doi.org/10.56967/ejfb2026867

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the role of crisis management strategies in supporting Iraqi economic security in the post-2016 period, within an economic environment characterized by rentierism, a single source of income, and fragile infrastructure. The research seeks to analyze the main threats to national stability, such as public debt crises, unemployment, and inflation, while focusing on the theoretical foundations of crisis management concepts as a leadership and administrative system based on forecasting and proactivity. One of the most important objectives of the research is to focus on economic security and its management through successful crisis management strategies, and how to manage crises in a way that can reveal errors before they occur or address them after they occur. The research also relied on a quantitative analytical approach using time series data (2016-2025) and employed advanced statistical and econometric tools, including the ARIMA forecasting model and the Early Warning System (EWS) using Logit and Probit models. The study concluded with several key findings, most notably a positive but very weak and statistically insignificant correlation (p < 0.005) between crisis management strategies and short-term economic security. This weakness is attributed to the Iraqi economy's greater vulnerability to global oil price shocks and external financial fluctuations than to the effectiveness of current internal management mechanisms.

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