Posted on Sat, December 8, 2012 at 14:29 pm CET
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Syria’s Assyrians, caught in the middle

Of all the Christian communities in Syria, the Assyrians, that is, those Christians who identify as such by virtue of belonging to the Assyrian Church of the East, arguably have the most complex relationship with the Assad regime… Continue reading

Topics: Christianity • Culture • Iraq • Kurdish People • Religion • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Tue, July 3, 2012 at 21:36 pm CEST
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Assessing Iraq’s Oil Industry

This article provides an overview of Iraq’s oil and gas industry, focusing in particular on its history since 2003 under the Coalition Provisional Authority and the sovereign Iraqi government… Continue reading

Topics: China • Economy • Energy • Iraq • Iraqi Kurdistan • Kurdistan • OPEC • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, August 12, 2011 at 18:21 pm CEST
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Spring comes, but not for Iraq’s Kurds

Amid widespread protests during this so-called “Arab Spring,” one place that has received relatively little media coverage is Iraqi Kurdistan… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Iraq • Iraqi Kurdistan • Kurdish People • Kurdistan