Rawand Faeq
Program Area(s): Comparative Politics; International Relations
Regional Specialization(s): Middle East; Africa
Research Interests: Civil War Dynamics, Insurgency Sustainability, Tribal Alliances in Armed Conflicts, Non-State Actors & Governance, Rebel Group Structure, Informal Power Structures in Conflict Zones, Islamic State (Daesh) and Tribal Networks, Religious Oaths (Bay‘a) vs. Tactical Alliances, Militancy and Tribal Commitments, War and Political Identity, Conflict in Rural & Hard-to-Reach Areas.
Conference Presentations:
- "Secrecy, Strategy, and Security for the ISA 2025 Annual Convention, Chicago Paper Presented: Sweet, Faeq, Aziz, Into the Cyber Trenches: Armed Groups’ Online Influence Campaigns, with Evidence from Iraq"