Tom Webster is a Regional Security Analyst at Le Beck International who has conducted extensive research on the Popular Mobilization Forces and Iraqi security. His primary areas of interest include Middle Eastern militias and energy diplomacy. He holds an MA in Politics and International Relations of the Middle East from the University of Exeter.
The possibility of continued attacks on Riyadh from Iran-backed proxies in Iraq would harden Saudi Arabia’s stance against Tehran and tests its relations with Washington. On January 23, Saudi missile…
The emergence of new splinter pro-Iran groups is part of a wider trend of fragmentation of the Popular Mobilization Units in Iraq. The Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) were created…
A recent upsurge in bilateral diplomacy between Iraq and Saudi Arabia suddenly sees the Gulf Kingdom in the process of gaining considerable influence in Baghdad. A series of meetings, visits…