Anthony Skinner

Anthony Skinner is Principal analyst at <a href="http://maplecroft.com/index.php">Maplecroft</a>, a specialist global risk analysis firm based in Bath, UK

Iraq: Coalition deal announced as social frustrations mount

Days after two protesters were killed in Basra when police fired into the crowd, protests continue as political parties bicker

By Anthony Skinner

/ 28 Jun 2010

Iraq: fears following ban of Ba'athist-linked politicians

With parliamentary elections upcoming in Iraq, the banning of individuals with suspected links to the Ba’ath Party has raised fears among some members of the Sunni community that Shi’ite figures in the establishment are out to purge Sunnis from politics

By Anthony Skinner

/ 22 Feb 2010

Iraqi Kurds assert claims in face of US withdrawal

On 16 July 2009, the prime minister of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani, said in an interview that the KRG and the Iraqi federal government were closer

By Anthony Skinner

/ 4 Aug 2009