Sadrists – Iraq After Occupation

“THE LEFTIST–SADRIST ALLIANCE” – My article in the International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

May 11, 2019benrobinzAnalysis - تحليل, Muqtada al-Sadr - السيد مقتدر الصدر, The Civic Trend - التيار المدنيacademic, ICP, left, Sadrists, social movements

Link to my full-length article on the leftist-Sadrist alliance which has been published in the International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (IJMES).

The Sadrist-Communist Alliance And Iraq’s 2018 Elections: Interview for Musings on Iraq

May 22, 2018benrobinzAnalysis - تحليل, Muqtada al-Sadr - السيد مقتدر الصدرcivil trend, elections, ICP, Iraq, Iraqi Communist Party, Muqtada al-Sadr, Sadrists

Below is a link to an interview I did with Joel Wing for his blog Musings on Iraq. The interview presents my reflections on the victory of the Sa’iroun list which brought together the Sadrists and the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) in an unlikely alliance. This is just a snapshot of a broader research project

Iraq After Occupation

Academic and security analysis by Benedict Robin, PhD student @ IMES University of Edinburgh

Iraq After Occupation

Academic and security analysis by Benedict Robin, PhD student @ IMES University of Edinburgh

The Sadrist-Communist Alliance And Iraq’s 2018 Elections: Interview for Musings on Iraq