Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj Mohammed is a former national consultant with the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, working with the political mission of SRSG Mr. Jan Kubish. He has a PhD in Cultural Studies of the War Against Terrorism from Brunel University, UK. Since 2005, he has taught at several Iraqi universities and has also worked with dozens of international NGOs in Iraq. He is the author, coauthor, translator or coeditor of several books, articles and monographs exploring Iraqi and Kurdish politics, media development, civil society, human rights, transitional justice, jus post bellum, R2P, CVE, PVE and peacebuilding.