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Air Conditioners and Autonomy: Basra’s Case for Federalism
To the people of Basra, Iraq’s second largest city and the nation’s center of commerce, the air conditioner is both a blessing and a curse. The relief such an appliance provides from the stifling heat of the southern Iraqi summer is welcomed by all, especially in June …
By Trent Schoenborn
17 May 2019
Energy, Politics, West & Central Asia

Iraq’s Diyala Faces a New Insurgency
Conflict, West & Central Asia
2018 was the safest year for Iraqis since the advent of the Islamic State (IS) in the summer of 2014, when the …
By Trent Schoenborn
22 Mar 2019
In the Aftermath of Shiladze
Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
During a routine search and destroy mission on 24 January 2019, Turkish Air Force (TAF) attack aircraft engaged …
By Trent Schoenborn
27 Feb 2019
Iraq’s New Administration and the Looming Budget Debate
Politics, West & Central Asia
Iraq’s new Prime Minister, Adil Abdul Mahdi, has been referred to as a “gift to all” and the “ultimate compromise” …
By Trent Schoenborn
19 Dec 2018
Compromise, Concession, and “The Railroad”
Conflict, West & Central Asia
In the late hours of 23 November 2018, a year after the last major combat action between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) …
By Trent Schoenborn
3 Dec 2018

“We Kneel Only to God”: HTS Chastises Allies in New Video
On 7 August 2018, Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) media channels announced the publication of a new propaganda piece, …
By Trent Schoenborn
24 Aug 2018
Conflict, West & Central Asia
An Analysis of Syrian NDF Media: 2014 – 2018
Although numerous “popular committee” forces took up arms in support of the Syrian government in the …
By Trent Schoenborn
19 Jul 2018
Conflict, West & Central Asia
The Qiyam Phenomenon: Analysis of Syria’s Harakat al-Qiyam
On an unknown date in late August of 2017, a number of small rural insurgency cells in northern Syria came together …
By Trent Schoenborn
18 May 2018
Conflict, West & Central Asia
Iraqi Pariahs Seek Redemption in Upcoming Elections
As the campaigning period for Iraq’s May 12th parliamentary elections begins in earnest, the politicians …
By Trent Schoenborn
4 May 2018
Politics, West & Central Asia
Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham Shifts Gears with “100+ Days” Propagan…
On February 4th, 2018, Syrian opposition organisation Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) released a new propaganda video …
By Trent Schoenborn
9 Mar 2018
Conflict, West & Central Asia
The Evolution of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation into a Political Unit
On December 11th, 2017, Iraqi militia founder and spiritual leader, Muqtada al-Sadr made a groundbreaking …
By Trent Schoenborn
20 Feb 2018
Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
The “Ghost Soldier” Question in Afghanistan
Afghanistan struggles with corruption, what lessons can it learn from Iraq's struggles with its own "ghost soldiers"?
By Trent Schoenborn
27 Dec 2017
Conflict, Politics, West & Central Asia
Leader Profile: Abu Ammar Taftanaz
On November 29th, 2016, Ahrar al-Sham’s primary spokesman Abu Yusuf al-Muhajir announced quite suddenly that a …
By Trent Schoenborn
3 Nov 2017
Profiles, West & Central Asia
Ismail Haniyeh – A New Face Of Hamas?
After twenty years, Hamas has received a new political leader. Will he bring change to the organisation, or will he keep the status quo?
By Trent Schoenborn
15 Oct 2017
Politics, West & Central Asia

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