Middle East Programs in the News

Hassan Writes for EastWest.ngo on the Secular Characteristic of the Kurdish Population

By Atlantic Council

Iraq Task Force Member Kawa Hassan publishes his remarks to the European Parliament on EastWest.ngo. He says the Kurdish population in Iraq and Syria are largely secular and are therefore an indispensible partner for the struggle against jihadi Salafism. Read the full article here.

Pavel Quoted by The National on President Obama’s Gulf Cooperation Council Summit

By Barry Pavel

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Slavin in Voice of America: Mideast Peace Takes a Back Seat in Race to White House

By Barbara Slavin

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Pavel Quoted by Defense News on President Obama’s Gulf Cooperation Council Summit

By Barry Pavel

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Saab Quoted by Al Jazeera on President Obama’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

By Bilal Y. Saab

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Saab Joins Al Jazeera English to Discuss President Obama’s Visit to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council

By Bilal Y. Saab

Saab in Defense One: Obama’s Last Chance To Change the Saudi Arabia Playbook

By Bilal Y. Saab

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Al-Khoei Writes for Lowy Institute on Sectarianism and How It Can Be Used Incorrectly to Understand Conflict

By Future of Iraq Task Force

Iraq Task Force Member Hayder al-Khoei discusses the problems of sectarianism in the Middle East, not only from an on-the-ground perspective, but also how international powers use sectarianism to try to understand various conflicts instead of trying to understand the root of the issue. Read the full article here.

Al-Khoei Joins ABC Australia to Explain Why He Believes ISIS Will Soon Meet Its End

By Future of Iraq Task Force

Iraq Task Force Member Hayder al-Khoei discusses on ABC Australia how the changing security situation in Syria and Iraq and loss of oil fields have dealt a severe blow to ISIS, saying that the more territory they lose and the less money they earn, the weaker they will be. Al Khoei explains how post-ISIS Iraq  […]

Hassan Joins BBC Arabic to Discuss the Syria Negotiations in Geneva and Hostilities in Aleppo

By Future of Iraq Task Force

Iraq Task Force Member Kawa Hassan joins BBC Arabic to discuss the Syria negotiations in Geneva and hostilities in Aleppo. Hassan explains the intensification of fighting in Aleppo and its impact on the civilian population, as well as the lack of progress in the Geneva negotiations. He also discusses the continued lack of access to […]