Ben Robin-D’Cruz

Apr 5, 2024 | tcf.org | Sajad Jiyad |Ben Robin-D’Cruz |Fanar Haddad |Zeinab F. Shuker

Iraqi prime minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani will make his first official state visit to Washington, D.C. on April 15. The visit, long in the making, comes at a moment when the two countries are renegotiating their relationship. Iraqi factions have attacked U.S. bases on a regular basis, and the fragile ceasefire that holds could be broken at any moment.

Oct 23, 2023 | tcf.org | Thanassis Cambanis |Ali Al-Mawlawi |Sam Heller |Ben Robin-D’Cruz

On this episode of the Order From Ashes podcast, Ali Al-Mawlawi traces the long history of anti-Shia prejudice in Iraq. That prejudice, he argues, distorts contemporary debates over whether Shia factions are undermining the state when they compete for power. This episode of Order From Ashes is the fourth and final episode in “Shia Power,” a series about the transformation of Shia politics in Iraq, and what Iraq’s experience teaches us about the role of religion in politics everywhere.

Oct 23, 2023 | tcf.org | Ben Robin-D’Cruz |Marsin Alshamary |Fanar Haddad |Renad Mansour

Ali Al-Mawlawi is an analyst and consultant with a specialist interest in Iraqi politics, political economy and governance.

Sep 25, 2023 | tcf.org | Fanar Haddad |Thanassis Cambanis |Ben Robin-D’Cruz |Sajad Jiyad

Sajad Jiyad is a fellow at Century International and director of the Shia Politics Working Group. An Iraqi political analyst based in Baghdad, he is the managing director of Bridge, an Iraqi nongovernmental organization and consultancy focused on development projects for young people.