Shivan Fazil is a PhD student at the Department of Political Science, Boston University, specializing in Middle Eastern comparative politics and international relations. His work focuses on governance, state-society relations, and peace and conflict dynamics. Spanning over a decade, Fazil worked with the Institute of Regional and International Studies at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (2024), Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2020-2024), United States Institute of Peace (2019-2020), among others. He frequently provides expert insights to international news outlets on post-conflict Iraq.