Joost Hiltermann

Middle East Deputy Program Director, International Crisis Group

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Middle East Deputy Program Director of the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit organization that works to prevent conflict around the world, and author of A Poisonous Affair: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja

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