Rob Ashlar

Rob Ashlar is a Third Worldist analyst and researcher of Jihadism and political economy. Their main theoretical inspiration is Arghiri Emmanuel. His main work has been an in-depth study of the Sunni Iraqi Insurgency.
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The Cradle of Civilization on Fire: The Story of the Iraqi Insurgency (Jan-May 2006)

Rob Ashlar, April 9, 2025

Continuing a serialized account of the Iraqi Insurgency, Rob Ashlar covers the resurgence of Al Qaida in Iraq (AQI) in early 2006 following gains made by the US-led coalition forces. Read Article.

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Black Banners on the Two Rivers: The Story of the Iraqi Insurgency (2005)

Rob Ashlar, August 23, 2024

In the second installment of a multi-part series, Rob Ashlar continues a survey of the history of the Iraqi Insurgency, this time recounting the events of 2005. Read Article.

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Monotheism and Struggle: The Story of Iraqi Insurgency (2003-04)

Rob Ashlar, January 29, 2024

In the first of a multi-part series, Rob Ashlar surveys the history of Iraqi Insurgency from 1990 to 2004. Read Article.

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In Defense of Unequal Exchange: Critique of Paul Cockshott’s First Worldist Ignorance

Rob Ashlar, July 19, 2023

Rob Ashlar offers a rebuttal to Paul Cockshott's attack on the theory of unequal exchange. Read Article.

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The Aban Human, Part 1: A Marginalized Worker

Kaveh DadKhah, Rob Ashlar, January 29, 2022

Kaveh Dadkhah and Rob Ashlar introduce Dadkhah's translation of Farangis Bakhtiari's analysis of the 2019 Uprising of Aban. Read Article.