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Yerevan Saeed

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Yerevan Saeed is the Mustafa Barzani Scholar of Global Kurdish Studies, School of International Service, American University, and a nonresident fellow at the Arab Gulf Institute in Washington. Saeed holds a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree from Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, with a focus on Middle East studies and international negotiation and conflict resolution. He received his PhD from the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. He speaks Kurdish and Arabic and has a command of Farsi. He previously served as White House Correspondent for Kurdish Rudaw TV and has worked for news agencies including the New York Times, NPR, and the Wall Street Journal.

Recent Policy Analysis by Yerevan Saeed

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Developing a Practical Model to Solve the Iraq-KRG Oil Crisis
Nov 9, 2023
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Reflecting on the Centenary of the Treaty of Lausanne: The Kurdish Struggle and Unyielding Resilience
Jul 17, 2023
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In Iraq, the Kurds Are Their Own Worst Enemy
Jun 17, 2023
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Kurds Are Fleeing Iraq in the Face of Uncertainty
Dec 7, 2021
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Brief Analysis
The Biden Administration Needs to Support Kurds
Mar 3, 2021
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Policy Failures Lead to a Kurdish PMF Battalion in Kirkuk
Dec 23, 2020
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