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About Yahia Said

Yahia Said is visiting Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and the World Bank economist for Iraq. He closely followed the developments in Iraq since the invasion of 2003 covering issues of security, political and economic transition. Together with Mary Kaldor and Terry Karl, Yahia edited Oil Wars, Pluto 2008 which examines issues of confict in oil dependent countries.

Articles by Yahia Said

Saturday 15th January

The Iraq surge 2007-2008 – what does Human Security have to say about it?

Yahia Said, 15 January 2011
The multinational forces succeeded in gaining the trust of communities by changing the focus of the mission from the prosecution of insurgents to protection of civilians. This is a significant departure from past practices
Tuesday 22nd March

Parallel politics in Iraq

Yahia Said and Mary Kaldor, 22 March 2005
As politicians squabble in Baghdad, does a gathering of Iraqis in Cairo more truly represent the country’s interests?
Thursday 25th November

Iraq's tightrope walk: Yahia Said interviewed

Yahia Said and openDemocracy, 25 November 2004
Will war or politics prevail in Iraq? Two months before the planned elections, Iraqi civil society scholar Yahia Said tells openDemocracy’s Caspar Henderson that he can glimpse “a small window of opportunity amidst this cycle of occupation, alienation and violence”.
Thursday 27th May

Return to Iraq

Yahia Said and Mary Kaldor, 27 May 2004
Six months after their first trip to post-Saddam Iraq, Mary Kaldor and Yahia Said return to find that trust in the coalition has collapsed. They assess the nature of the violence and the likelihood of overcoming it. A catastrophe is possible but not necessary, is the conclusion to their report, from which we publish this extract.
Thursday 18th December

The capture of Saddam Hussein

Yahia Said, 18 December 2003
The arrest of the Iraqi dictator presents a huge opportunity to the country’s new political figures. Can they seize it?
Monday 24th November

Dear General Ezzat!

Yahia Said, 24 November 2003
Yahia Said, responding to Mazin Ezzat, reaffirms his belief that the reactions of Iraq's people to the violence around them will decide the country's future.
Thursday 6th November

Eight days in Iraq

Yahia Said, 6 November 2003
Yahia Said, returning to Iraq after a twenty-five year absence, finds a people yearning for freedom, normality – and an end to violence.
Monday 9th December

A question of trust: Iraqis, the US, and regime change

Yahia Said, 9 December 2002
Many Iraqis are sceptical about US plans for their country. The recent history of actual or attempted regime change in Iraq explains why.
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