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Afshin Shahi, The Conversation

Maybe it's time to give up on the idea of an Iraqi nation

Attempts to build a nation out of Iraq have failed spectacularly.

Afshin Shahi, The Conversation
· Jul 21, 2015 · 02:30 pm
Saudi Arabia campaign in Yemen masks widening domestic unrest

For the House of Saud, an aggressive foreign policy can help serve a repressive domestic agenda.

Afshin Shahi, The Conversation
· Apr 17, 2015 · 12:30 pm
Middle East prepares for meltdown as Sunni states bomb Yemen

Yemen's collapse into full-on chaos could take the Middle East into an all-consuming conflict the like of which we've never seen.

Afshin Shahi, The Conversation
· Mar 31, 2015 · 04:30 pm