The United States, Iraq and the Kurds: Shock, Awe and Aftermath

Mohammed Shareef: completed his PhD in International Relations at the University of Durham and an MSc in International Relations from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. He is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (London), he has worked for the UN and is a visiting lecturer in Politics at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sulaimani in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He is also a founding member of the London Kurdish Institute and a member of its board of directors. His research interests range from US foreign policy towards Iraq and the Kurds to US policy towards the Middle East in general.