A bit about the blog and its author

Welcome to the FPA’s 2008 blog on Iraq. This blog will follow and comment on issues in Iraq relating to governance, coalition troop level, refugees, and general security (among many other things). It is written by Rabia Altaf.

Rabia Altaf is a media analyst based in Washington, DC. She received her bachelor’s degree from American University with a double major in political science and international relations. She also attended Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels in 2004, studying the European Union and defense/security studies.

You can reach her at altaf.rabia@gmail.com.