Dr. Kawa Hassan

Dr. Kawa Hassan

Director

EastWest Institute

Mr. Kawa Hassan is Director of the Middle East and North Africa Program at the EastWest Institute’s Brussels office, where he leads track two initiatives focused on trust building, conflict prevention and countering violent extremism. Kawa is a member of the Atlantic Council’s Task Force on the Future of Iraq, which brings together Iraqi experts from around the globe who make recommendations to the US president dealing effectively with the challenges posed by the conflict in Iraq. He is a regular commentator on international and regional media about Iraq,

Syria, Kurdistan and Middle East affairs.