Sean Kane

Sean Kane is a senior program officer at the United States Institute of Peace and a Truman Security Fellow. The views expressed are entirely his own.


Essays

Society

Iraq's Federalism Quandary

| 02.28.12

Iraq faces major questions about the power-sharing agreements between Baghdad and Iraq's various regions. A solution may require granting greater autonomy to the country's Kurds than to other regions.

Commentary

Security

Iraq's Sideways Drift

| 08.04.11

Sectarian rifts. Political infighting. Shifting alliances. How Iraq missed its last best chance out of the mire.

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May 25, 2013