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Basra Crude : The Great Game of Iraq's "Southern" Oil
(NUPI Working Paper;723, Working paper, 2007)Concepts like “Shiite oil” and “Kurdish oil” obfuscate the debate about Iraq’s energy resources. This paper starts from the proposition that it would be better to call a thing by its name: in terms of the size of reserves, ... -
How the Axis of Evil Metaphor Changes Iranian Images of the USA
(NUPI Working Paper;655, Working paper, 2003)The respondents feared an American attack, and regarded their membership in «the Axis of Evil» as a stab in the back after Iranian help in Afghanistan. This demonisation was seen overwhelmingly in terms of American ... -
International Engagement in Sudan after the CPA : Report on the piloting of OECD/DAC's 'Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States' for the Case of Sudan
(NUPI Working Paper;714, Working paper, 2007)[Abstract] The report analyses the international engagement in Sudan since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in relation to the Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations, which ... -
Lebanon poised at the brink
(NUPI Working Paper;868, Working paper, 2016)Gravely affected by the Syrian crisis, Lebanon has remained relatively stable against all odds – despite the influx of some 1.5 million Syrian refugees and an internal political crisis involving supporters of opposing Syrian ... -
Nuclear Dimensions of the Iraqi Crisis
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Shi'i Separatism in Iraq : Internet Reverie or Real Constitutional Challenge?
(NUPI Working Paper;686, Working paper, 2005)This paper deals with non-conformist ideas among Iraqi Shi‘is about the territorial integrity of the modern state of Iraq. Two findings are presented. First, new Internet communications technology has enabled radical ... -
Sistani, the United States and Politics in Iraq : From Quietism to Machiavellianism?
(NUPI Working Paper;700, Working paper, 2006)This paper discusses the two prevailing interpretations of the political attitudes of the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the leading Shiite cleric in Iraq today. It is argued that neither the traditional “quietist” ... -
The Rhetoric of Hegemony : How the extended definition of terrorism redefines international relations
(NUPI Working Paper;649, Working paper, 2003)This paper looks at the rhetorical extension of the word “terrorism” to cover what used to be called guerrilla war, separatism, civil war, armed resistance and all other forms of political violence, down to and including ...