Dylan O’Driscoll

Dylan O’Driscoll is a research associate at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester. He has PhD from the University of Exeter and has spent over two years conducting fieldwork in Iraq. He tweets@odriscoll_dylan

Preparing Iraq for the defeat of IS

Multiple segments of the population, including at elite level, have come together in the fight against IS and now the time has come for this effort to extend beyond the battle.

By Dylan O’Driscoll

/ 29 Jun 2017

Defeating the Islamic State will take more than gunpowder

Attempting to defeat IS without beginning to address the political and structural failures that have led to these circumstances borders on the ridiculous.

By Dylan O’Driscoll

/ 1 Jun 2016

US policy in Iraq – four steps back, two steps forward

What happens over the next few months will decide Iraq’s future, whether that is federalism, confederalism or its breakup. One thing is clear – the US has a role to play.

By Dylan O’Driscoll

/ 18 May 2016