Iraq Crisis: CRS Experts

June 18, 2014 (R43605)

The table below provides names and contact information for CRS experts on various policy concerns of interest to Congress relating to the ongoing crisis in Iraq. Policy areas identified include the conflict in Iraq, al Qaeda affiliates, embassy security, military operations, war powers, sanctions, energy security, humanitarian issues and displaced persons, issues in the Middle East region, the United Nations, and other international actors.

Topic	Name/Title	Phone	E-mail
Iraq: Country and Conflict Overview
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Al Qaeda Affiliates and Security Policy
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Al Qaeda Affiliates
	Carla Humud Analyst in Middle Eastern and African Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Transnational Security Policy, Intelligence Community
	John Rollins Specialist in Terrorism and National Security	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Embassy Security
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Foreign Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Military Operations
	Nathan Lucas Section Research Manager	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Air Operations/No-Fly Zones
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Military Aviation	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Ground and Special Operations Forces
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Military Ground Forces	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Legislation: War Powers, Authorization of the Use of Force, Sanctions
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in Foreign Policy Legislation	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Michael Garcia Legislative Attorney	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Economic Sanctions
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Foreign Policy Legislation	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Energy Issues
Oil Supply/Markets
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Energy Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Natural Gas Supply/Markets
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Energy Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Humanitarian Issues/Displaced Populations
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Resettlement in the U.S., Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa Program
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Immigration Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Susan Chesser Information Research Specialist	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	Hussein Hassan Information Research Specialist	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Middle East Region
	[author name scrubbed] Acting Section Research Manager	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Syria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Lebanon
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Iran, Iraq, Persian Gulf
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Syria, Al Qaeda Affiliates, Regional Issues
	Carla Humud Analyst in Middle Eastern and African Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Israel, Turkey, Transnational Kurd Issues
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
United Nations
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Relations	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Relations	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in International Humanitarian Policy	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Other International Actors
NATO
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in European Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Europe, European Union, Return of Foreign Fighters to Europe
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in European Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
	[author name scrubbed] Analyst in European Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
Russia
	[author name scrubbed] Specialist in European Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]
China
	Shirley Kan Specialist in Asian Security Affairs	[phone number scrubbed]	[email address scrubbed]