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The withdrawal plunged Iraqi politics into its deepest crisis since the war against Islamic State (IS) started in 2013. Moqtada al-Sadr’s failure to establish a majority…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271475
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Water scarcity is rising, principally because of the construction of upstream dams. However, climate issues and domestic mismanagement are also playing a major role. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279317
ISSN: 2633-304X
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President Bashar al-Assad does not control most of the local and foreign militias that operate in his name in Syria. Some of those follow the policies of Iran’s Islamic Revolution…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231885
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Iraq’s president on March 8 ratified a law mandating reparations for Yazidi women enslaved and trafficked by Islamic State (IS). However, efforts to improve the security situation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260147
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Prospects for Iraq in 2020
Politicians will increasingly look to presidential polls due in 2021, further weakening the incumbent. The external environment remains largely unfavourable.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253135
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Failures of Iranian gas and electricity supplies have combined with attacks on pylons and a heatwave to cause severe power cuts in Iraq this summer. In the longer term, Tehran’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263307
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Terrorism risks to Russia.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206026
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Saudi-Emirati strategic partnership.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236005
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The PYD controls the US-backed Kurdish-led administration in north-east Syria. It was the target of an October 2019 invasion by Turkey, which equates it with its own rebel…