Caitlyn Keo

Caitlyn Keo is a Ph.D. student in Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. Her research interests are in labor economics and human development. Some of her recent work has been on the returns to higher education for American Indian and Alaskan Native students and outcomes for Syrian refugees in Jordan. Caitlyn also works on

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Imane Helmy

Imane is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the German University in Cairo. She is a consultant for international organizations including the World Bank, UNICEF and International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth (IPC). Previously, she worked at the United Nations Development Progarmme (UNDP) on supporting different projects and flagship reports addressing poverty alleviation, social justice...

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Simon Henderson

Baker FellowDirector, Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy Simon Henderson is the Baker fellow at The Washington Institute and director of the Institute’s Bernstein Program on Gulf and Energy Policy, specializing in energy matters and the conservative Arab states of the Persian Gulf. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/experts/view/henderson-simon

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Samuel Ramani

Samuel Ramani is a doctoral candidate the University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations. His research focuses on Russian foreign policy towards the Middle East, with a focus on the civil wars in Syria and Yemen. Samuel is a geopolitical analyst and commentator who writes frequently for the Washington Post, The Diplomat, Carnegie

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Khader Sawaed

Khader Sawaed is a Neubauer Research Associate at INSS and a PhD candidate in Political Science department at the University of Haifa. He writes about the influence of stateness on democratic consolidation: comparative examination of Tunisia and Egypt after the ‘Arab Spring’. Holds a BA in political science and education and MA in international relations,

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Diana Rayes

Diana Rayes is a global mental health research consultant and Research Fellow with the Lancet Commission on Syria. After living and working in humanitarian and host country contexts spanning the Middle East and Europe, Diana became interested in examining the impact of uncertainty on refugee mental health and well-being. Her research interests are in refugee trauma

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