On 21 March 2023, Grid News published NESA Center Distinguished Professor Hassan Abbas's article titled "Five ways Iraq has changed since the US invasion." 20 March 2023 marked the 20th anniversary of US intervention in Iraq.

"Twenty years later, a longtime visitor to Iraq describes a 'new nation' in an ancient land — still struggling in the aftermath of war."

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Hassan Abbas is the distinguished professor of international relations at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. His latest book is "The Prophet’s Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib."

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