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2020 in Iraq: What Happens Now?
Last night, at around 10:30 PM GMT, reports began to filter out of Baghdad that a series of explosions had rocked the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), with the initial cause unknown but attributed to a salvo of Katyusha rockets launched at the …
By Trent Schoenborn
3 January 2020
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The Israeli Connection: Oman’s Foreign Policy, Part 4
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Israel’s “secret” relationship with the Gulf monarchies is rather open and well-known. Oman is no …
By Edwin Tran
16 Dec 2019
Air Conditioners and Autonomy: Basra’s Case for Federalism
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To the people of Basra, Iraq’s second largest city and the nation’s center of commerce, the air conditioner is both …
By Trent Schoenborn
17 May 2019
The Iran-Iraq War: Oman’s Foreign Policy, Part 2
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Today, the Sultanate of Oman is seen by many as a provider of peace and aid to much of the Middle East. The …
By Edwin Tran
29 Mar 2019
Iraq’s Diyala Faces a New Insurgency
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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 Lion’s Den: Oman’s Foreign Policy, Part 1
Oman is a name that few would recognise, unfamiliar to many and difficult to find on a map. To those somewhat …
By Edwin Tran
6 Dec 2018
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