Originally published in the LSE Middle East Centre blog by IRIS Director of Research and Policy, Mac Skelton, and AUIS Student Karam Bahnam in January 2019. This blog post is part of the LSE research project Public Authority and Iraq’s Disputed Territories led by Christine van den Toorn, examining the... Read More

U.S. Marine Corps firing a howitzer in Syria, June 2017. Photo Credit: Sgt. Matthew Callahan, U.S. Marine Corps JOHN HOLLAND-MCCOWAN On January 11, the spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition against the so-called Islamic State (otherwise known as ISIS) announced the beginning of the withdrawal of the approximately 2,000 U.S. troops... Read More

Anitkabir / Ataturk's Mausoleum, Ankara, Turkey. Photo Credit: Barin Kayaoglu BARIN KAYAOĞLU Since 2 October, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to bolster his domestic and international standing by putting pressure on the United States and Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Saudi Crown Prince... Read More