Dr. Yerevan Saeed is the Barzani Scholar in Residence at American University’s School of International Service and a non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington. Dr. Saeed is a political analyst who researches and writes on security, political, and energy issues in the Middle East, focusing on Iraq, Turkey, Iran, the Gulf, and the Levant. Saeed has served as White House correspondent for the Kurdish Rudaw TV and, from 2009-2013 he worked with private sector intelligence firm Stratfor. Previously, he was a journalist who worked with several media outlets, including The New York Times, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, BBC, and The Guardian (2003-07).
Iraq is stuck in the middle of a ruthless geopolitical competition between the United States and Iran that holds back its economic and energy development potential. There is room, however, for a recalibration of their zero-sum competition that could benefit all concerned and perhaps open the door to a rapprochement.
