Alfadhel Ahmad

Alfadhel Ahmad is a nonresident senior research fellow with the Iraq Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Middle East programs, based in Iraq. His research focuses on political competition, including the role of nonstate actors and the clerical establishment. He also tracks Iraqi public opinion, with a focus on how domestic sentiment shapes political outcomes. He has advised members of Iraq’s Council of Representatives on the Foreign Relations, Finance, and Legal committees. His analysis has appeared with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Center for the National Interest, Al Jazeera English, and others.