Damian Doyle

Mosul’s residents are caught between Islamic State’s brutal violence and the amassed firepower of the Iraqi armed forces and their international backers. Reuters/Khalid Al Mousily

April 3, 2017

The tragedy of Mosul: battle against Islamic State is leading to all‑too‑familiar consequences

Damian Doyle, Australian National University and Tristan Dunning, The University of Queensland

The tragedy of Mosul is that while Islamic State’s territorial project in Iraq is coming to an end, it is creating new problems that exacerbate the country’s existing challenges.

Recent years in Lebanon have been marked by protests against corruption and ineffective governance. Reuters/Aziz Taher

November 26, 2015

Lebanese‑style power‑sharing isn’t the solution to the Syrian impasse

Tristan Dunning, The University of Queensland and Damian Doyle, Australian National University

Syria’s demographics are markedly different to Lebanon’s. A power-sharing arrangement would be more difficult to design.

Iraqis have taken to the streets recently to demand their government tackle the corruption endemic to its political system. Reuters/Ahmed Saad

September 10, 2015

A brave new Iraq? It starts with tackling corruption and rebuilding state legitimacy

Tristan Dunning, The University of Queensland and Damian Doyle, Australian National University

Is serious reform to stamp out political corruption in Iraq even possible given inevitable opposition from those with a vested interest in the status quo?

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The tragedy of Mosul: battle against Islamic State is leading to all‑too‑familiar consequences

Lebanese‑style power‑sharing isn’t the solution to the Syrian impasse

A brave new Iraq? It starts with tackling corruption and rebuilding state legitimacy

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