Maria Fantappie Former Senior Adviser, Iraq Please submit all media inquiries to mfantappie@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 In The News 6 Nov 2019 [Iraqi] people make a direct connection between the failure and the corruption of the Shia political establishment, both politicians and some clerics, and the Iranian int... Washington Post Maria Fantappie Former Senior Adviser, Iraq 4 Oct 2019 As protests continue to rage across Iraq, both government *and* civic leaders are responsible for charting a way forward and averting new violence. Twitter Maria Fantappie Former Senior Adviser, Iraq 18 Aug 2019 [A rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone] was a way to test the limits of the Americans. Whoever did it is aware that the red line for the Trump administration is bloodsh... Financial Times Maria Fantappie Former Senior Adviser, Iraq 9 Apr 2019 The designation of the [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] as a terrorist group actually has more impact in the countries neighbouring Iran than Iran itself. Financial Times Maria Fantappie Former Senior Adviser, Iraq 28 Mar 2019 The problem with this administration in the U.S. is that it is all about money and boots on the ground, but that is not how it works in the [Middle East]. It is all about... New York Times Maria Fantappie Former Senior Adviser, Iraq 26 Oct 2017 For the Sunnis, there's a lack of political cohesion about exactly what they want. [Iraq's] Abadi government has never needed the Sunnis more than now. The New York Times Maria Fantappie Former Senior Adviser, Iraq Latest Updates Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 10 October 2019 Widespread Protests Point to Iraq’s Cycle of Social Crisis Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 20 September 2019 After the Aramco Attack: A Middle East One Step Closer to Its “1914 Moment” Our Journeys / Middle East & North Africa 05 March 2019 A New Generation of Activists Circumvents Iraq’s Political Paralysis Also available in العربية Q&A / Middle East & North Africa 28 September 2018 Iraqi Kurdistan’s Regional Elections Test a Brittle Status Quo Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 16 January 2018 Twilight of the Kurds Also available in العربية Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 20 September 2017 How to Mitigate the Risks of Iraqi Kurdistan's Referendum Also available in العربية Load more