Robert Tollast

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	Robert Tollast is an occasional contributor to The Small Wars Journal. He writes Mesopotamia Monthly, a monthly Iraq update for the Global Politics journal, as well as having written for the Defence Management Journal. He lives and works in London.

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
Iraqi Provincial Elections: Iraq’s Political Pulse

  

  
  

                
 by Robert Tollast 

  

  
  

                
Posted On May 2, 2013 02:30 AM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	A Q&A with Kirk Sowell of Inside Iraqi Politics.
	 


  

		  
  

                
The Day After Assad: What to Expect Based on Events in Post-Saddam Iraq

  

  
  

                
 by Robert Tollast and Nathaniel Rosenblatt 

  

  
  

                
Posted On March 14, 2013 02:30 AM | Comments(0)

  

  
  

                

	Regardless of whether Britain and France arm the rebels, Syria faces more challenges than Assad’s rule. An interview with Nathaniel Rosenblatt from Caerus Ascociates by Robert Tollast....


  

		  
  

                
Iraq in the Middle: Conclusion

  

  
  

                
 by Robert Tollast and Kirk H. Sowell 

  

  
  

                
Posted On November 1, 2012 04:30 AM | Comments(2)

  

  
  

                

	In the final part of this series, Iraq expert Kirk Sowell shines a light on the country's murky foreign policy.


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
Iraq in the Middle Part VII: Joost Hiltermann on Iraq’s Relations with Israel

  

  
  

                
 by Robert Tollast and Joost Hiltermann 

  

  
  

                
Posted On October 4, 2012 04:30 AM | Comments(3)

  

  
  

                

	The subject of Israel’s relations with Iraq does not make for headline news. If Israel attacks Iran, that could quickly change...


  

		  
  

                
Iraq in The Middle Part VI: Richard Weitz on Iraq’s Relations with China and Russia

  

  
  

                
 by Robert Tollast and Richard Weitz 

  

  
  

                
Posted On September 7, 2012 04:30 AM | Comments(2)

  

  
  

                

	An autocratic Iraq will probably be happier doing more business with China and Russia. But the idea of a Sino-Russian strategy in the Middle East is far from simple.


  

		  
  

                
Iraq In The Middle Part V: David Forsythe on Iraq’s Relations with its Democratic Partners

  

  
  

                
 by Robert Tollast and David Forsythe 

  

  
  

                
Posted On August 23, 2012 07:21 PM | Comments(3)

  

  
  

                

	As the US Treasury imposes sanctions on an Iraqi bank, what defines our relationship with friendly autocracies?