Author: Zeidon Alkinani

Zeidon Alkinani

Zeidon Alkinani is a Middle East analyst and research with a primary focus on Iraq. Non-resident Fellow at Arab Center Washington DC and is Doctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant in Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen. He holds an MSc in International Public Policy from University College London (UCL), a BA in Politics and International Relations from the University of Westminster, and a Preparatory Diploma in Law from London Metropolitan University. His research focuses on geopolitics, identity politics, democratization, power-sharing agreements, state-building, civil societies, and other policy issues in Iraq and the Middle East, where he has published extensively in articles, reports, policy analyses and briefs, and a book chapter. Currently, he works as a Media Specialist at a non-profit educational organization in Qatar and formerly was a Non-resident Fellow at the Center for Iranian Studies in Ankara (IRAM). Alkinani is a regular political commentator and contributor to Aljazeera English, Open Democracy, Middle East Monitor, The New Arab, Al-Araby TV, and other media outlets.

Iraq

Why Iraq’s Current Crisis is So Intractable

Politics & Governance

The political deadlock preventing the formation of a new Iraqi government has been characterized by...

Iraq

The Egypt-Iraq-Jordan Partnership: Interests over Regional Rivalry

Geopolitics

Over the past three years, a trilateral strategic partnership has emerged between Egypt, Jordan, and...

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