Lahib Higel Senior Analyst, Iraq Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Crisis Group’s Senior Analyst for Iraq, Lahib Higel covers politics, governance, security and conflict in the country. Professional Background Lahib has worked in Iraq and the Kurdistan region in various capacities since 2013. Most recently she worked on mediation efforts in Iraq, Libya and Syria for the Dialogue Advisory Group (DAG). She has worked as a security adviser for the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO) and conducted research for a wide range of organisations and institutions, including the EU, UNDP and Minority Rights Group (MRG), on topics such as displacement, security and politics in Iraq. She holds an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and an MA in International Security from Sciences Po, Paris. Languages English Arabic Swedish In The News 15 Sep 2022 Installing a monarchy that wasn’t very popular and that was overthrown in 1958 was the ignition for the many problems that the modern Iraqi state has faced. AP Lahib Higel Senior Analyst, Iraq 17 Aug 2022 The reason we haven't seen much talk of the US in Iraq's political process is simply because they don't have much of a role, and they haven't wanted to. Middle East Eye Lahib Higel Senior Analyst, Iraq 4 Feb 2022 [Iraq is] already part of Saudi-Iran tensions and will forever be a part of them as long as they exist. Al Jazeera Lahib Higel Senior Analyst, Iraq 7 Oct 2021 [Shiite Muslim cleric] Sadr has been selling himself as a viable option, and a central one in Iraqi politics. Washington Post Lahib Higel Senior Analyst, Iraq 2 Jun 2021 Successive [Iraqi] governments since the military victory over ISIS have failed to integrate the PMF. It has become a force in itself, pursuing its own interests. Al Jazeera Lahib Higel Senior Analyst, Iraq 26 Feb 2021 Irrespective of its Iran policy, the U.S. should develop an Iraq policy. Iran-linked armed groups in Iraq do not only exist to react to U.S.-Iran tensions. Newsweek Lahib Higel Senior Analyst, Iraq Latest Updates Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 10 August 2022 A Way Out of the Iraqi Impasse Also available in العربية Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 14 April 2022 The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine in the Middle East and North Africa Also available in العربية Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 16 November 2021 Iraq’s Surprise Election Results Also available in العربية Q&A / Middle East & North Africa 05 October 2021 Will Iraq’s Early Elections Solve Its Legitimacy Crisis? Also available in العربية Podcast / Middle East & North Africa 30 July 2021 Iraq: Protests, Iran’s Role and an End to U.S. Combat Operations Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 08 May 2020 On Third Try, a New Government for Iraq Load more