Ranj Alaaldin

Ranj Alaaldin is director of Crisis Response Council, a fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, and a consultant at the World Bank.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani (L) meets Prime Minister of northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG), Masrour Barzani in Erbil (R) in Erbil, Iraq on March 15.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani (L) meets Prime Minister of northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG), Masrour Barzani in Erbil (R) in Erbil, Iraq on March 15.

Iran Is Exploiting Divisions and U.S. Inaction in Iraqi Kurdistan

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Margaret Thatcher Kurds Iraq

Britain’s Post-Brexit Foreign Policy Can Be a Force for Good

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A rocket attack left damage in Erbil.
A rocket attack left damage in Erbil.

Blame Iran for Rocket Attacks in Iraq

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A member of the Iraqi security forces walks past a defaced Kurdish flag on the outskirts of Kirkuk on Oct. 16. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
A member of the Iraqi security forces walks past a defaced Kurdish flag on the outskirts of Kirkuk on Oct. 16. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

If Trump Wants to Confront Iran, He Should Start in Kirkuk

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A Hollow Victory for Iraq

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Imagining President Mousavi

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