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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
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Rosneft and its Foreclosure of the Russian State
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Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin has defied expectations. Following the recent sentencing of Ulyukayev, the former Russian …
By Stanimir Dobrev
9 Jan 2018
Syria’s Unreported Energy War – Part Two
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As part of the previous article, reductions in fuel and electricity supplies in Syria were described as reaching ”a …
By Vince Beshara
2 Mar 2017
Syria’s Unreported Energy War – Part One
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Oil, Gas, and the Battle for the Homefront On December 11, 2016, the Islamic State (IS) stormed the historic city …
By Vince Beshara
31 Jan 2017
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