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\"quentin-portrait\"DAM WARS: How Water Scarcity Helped Create ISIS
\n<\/strong>by Quentin de Pimodan
\n<\/strong>December 12, 2016<\/p>\n

Quentin de Pimodan sent me this interesting paper on ISIS and water wars. He writes:<\/p>\n

I have finally completed my paper that proves that ISIS emerged thanks to the catastrophic water management<\/a> and policies implemented in Iraq since Saddam ruled. It has been published by the Greece-based Think Tank, The Research Institute for European and American Studies.<\/p>\n

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I explain that the Agricultural economy in Iraq collapsed a long time ago. Then the harsh natural environment of Iraq is connected to the regional battle over water resources, the failure of the water policies, the huge mistakes made in writing\u00a0the 2005 Iraqi Constitution, how this precipitated the rise of ISIS and their strategy to control dams, and the failure of the counter-insurgency efforts. Then I highlight priorities and end with some\u00a0predictions.<\/p>\n

\"IRAQ-SECURITY\/MOSUL-DAM\"

IRAQ-SECURITY\/MOSUL-DAM (Youssef Boudlal\/Reuters)<\/p><\/div>\n

The paper is long, but I think that I have managed to prove my point. I have used approximately 200 sources including international organizations’ data, NGOs, or journalists’ articles.<\/p>\n


\nQuentin de Pimodan<\/strong> studied engineering in Paris and then for several years worked for a French publishing house that focuses on explaining national and international administrations to young audiences. He spent a year in Yemen in 2008 and based in Bahrain for two years in Bahrain in 2014 he co-authored \u201cThe Khaleej Voice\u201d, a six books series documenting the urban artists in the GCC. He currently works as an analyst for Katch & Reyners, a public affairs company based in Paris and contributes to Greece-based thin-tank, the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS).
\nhttp:\/\/qdepim.pressfolios.com
\n<\/a>FRA: +33.622276001<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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