Can Assad win the peace?
Introduction After eight years of war, the Syrian government has reasserted control over much of the territory it lost to opposition and foreign forces. As…
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Nour Samaha
ECFR Alumni · Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Syria; Lebanon; Israel/Palestine
Languages
English, Arabic, French
Biography
Nour Samaha was a visiting fellow with the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Her topics of focus include Syria, Lebanon, and Israel-Palestine.
Samaha is a freelance journalist and analyst based in Beirut, Lebanon who has been covering the region for over a decade. She has produced in-depth reports and investigations from the ground for publications including The Intercept, The Century Foundation, al Monitor, al Jazeera and Foreign Policy.
The economic war on Syria: Why Europe risks losing
Sanctions can never be ‘smart’; new EU and US measures on Syria are only likely to strengthen the regime, not weaken it