About me

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I am an Iraq analyst with over a decade of experience in journalism, think-tanks, geopolitical risk, development, and academia. I have focused on a wide range of topics, from violent conflict, sub-state armed groups, and climate change to geopolitics, foreign policy, and energy policy, primarily in Iraq, Iran, and West Asia.

I have been trained as a doctoral researcher at the University of Kent. I received an MA in International Relations from Central European University (CEU). I was a Policy Leader Fellow at the European University Institute's School of Transnational Governance (EUI-STG).

My insights have been shared across prestigious platforms, including the Carnegie Middle East Program, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Atlantic Council, Al Monitor, and IISS. International outlets like The National, Al Jazeera, DW, Agence France-Presse (AFP), and the Associated Press (AP) have featured my analyses and media comments.

Apart from work, I like sea walks, seafood, cafe hopping, reading, podcasts, flaneuring, slow travel, learning languages, making finely curated Spotify playlists, and socialising with people from all backgrounds!