Mohammed A. Salih is a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and a researcher and journalist based in Virginia. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania.

For over two decades, Salih has published widely on Middle Eastern affairs in prominent regional and international media outlets, as well as in leading think tank and academic publications.

His work focuses on Kurdish politics, Iraq, Iran, Syria, the Islamic State group, and broader questions of ethnic and sectarian relations across the region. His work has appeared in outlets such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, The Christian Science Monitor, The Nation, Al Jazeera English, Al-Monitor, The National Interest, and The New Region, as well as at the Atlantic Council, Wilson Center, Middle East Institute, Gulf International Forum, and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Fikra Forum.

He has also appeared as a commentator on major international outlets, including CNN, Fox News, Sky News, Al Jazeera English, The Independent, and Voice of America, offering analysis on regional dynamics and geopolitical developments across the Middle East.