US sanctions will not deter Moscow's investment in Iraq: Russian ambassador

Russia’s total investment in Iraq is estimated at around 20 billion dollars “mostly in the oil and gas industry,” according to the diplomat.

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GeoSpace Ep. 14 with Robin Yassin-Kassab: Syria’s challenging transition

In The New Region’s GeoSpace, Robin Yassin-Kassab discusses post-Assad Syria: initial euphoria fading into disillusion. He urges decentralization and “gentle democratization” to build a democratic, multicultural Syria driven by Syrians, not foreign powers.

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Erbil gunsmith keeps decades of family craft alive

Same as his father before him, Bakhtiyar taught his own son the craft at a young age as well.

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GeoSpace Ep.13 with Wladimir van Wilgenburg: Syria’s shifting landscape amid Damascus-SDF tensions

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih talks ongoing tensions between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and Damascus and the prospect of a decentralized Syrian state with Wladimir van Wilgenburg, an expert on Syrian-Kurdish affairs.

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GeoSpace Ep.12 with Renad Mansour: US-Iraqi relations amid regional turmoil

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih talks with Renad Mansour, a senior research fellow at Chatham House, about Iraqi-US relations amidst stark regional tensions, discussing how Iraqi affairs have slid out of the limelight in Washington and how the passage of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) bill could disturb the present calm.

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GeoSpace Ep.11 with Myles Caggins: Iraq amid the US troops withdrawal, Erbil-Baghdad tensions

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih talks with Myles B. Caggins III on the US troop withdrawal from Iraq and ongoing oil disputes between Erbil and Baghdad.

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GeoSpace Ep.10 with Meghan Bodette: The future of northeast Syria

In this episode of GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih and guest Meghan Bodette, Director of Research at the Kurdish Peace Institute, discuss the situation in northeast Syria amid the current SDF-Damascus tensions, the broader minority question in the country, and the regional and international forces shaping the future of Syria.

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GeoSpace Ep. 9 with Joshua Landis: Minorities and centralization in post-Suwayda Syria

The ninth episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast series sees host Mohammed A. Salih discuss the trajectory of the new Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa with academic and Syria expert Joshua Landis

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GeoSpace Ep. 8 with Sardar Aziz: The implications of the Iran-Israel conflict for Kurds

The eight episode of The New Region's GeoSpace sees host Mohammed A. Salih discuss the implications of the recent conflict between Iran and Israel for Iran's Kurdish population with Sardar Aziz, an expert on Kurdish and regional affairs.

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