Hanar Marouf is a 2020 Millennium fellow at the Atlantic Council and a political officer at the British Consulate General in Erbil, Iraq. She has PhD in politics and international relations, focusing on Iran’s influence in the Middle East particularly as it relates to the case of Iraq. She is an expert in Iraq’s politics regionally and internationally. She has years of experience in diplomacy and in working with international nongovernmental organizations focusing on democratization projects in Iraq. Marouf is the author of numerous publications in international media outlets focusing on Iraqi politics, Middle East studies, and international affairs. She has launched campaigns and organized conferences and roundtables that address various issues in Iraqi society.