Natasha is a senior fellow with the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Natasha has over 15 years of experience as an analyst, researcher, and practitioner in complex humanitarian emergencies and conflict-affected areas with a specialty in the Middle East. Most recently, she has worked on the Syrian conflict with The Shaikh Group, GIZ, Mayday Rescue, Center for Civilians in Conflict, and the U.S. government’s Refugee Affairs Division. She has lived and worked in over 15 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Southern Caucasus, and Europe. Her work has focused on conflict resolution, governance, displacement, environmental issues, resilience, and civilian protection. Her reports have spurred congressional hearings and high-level donor responses on Syria. As a director with Mayday Rescue, she led these responses, working with the White Helmets to reinforce critical civilian infrastructure and protect civilians from explosive weapons and other consequences of the war. She is a commentator and contributor for a number of media outlets and think tanks, including CNN, BBC, and MSNBC. She has written articles and in-depth analyses for the Washington Post, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, the Atlantic Council, the United States Institute for Peace, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, among others. Natasha is also the founder of Art in Exile. She earned her master’s from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service and her B.A. from the University of Virginia in foreign affairs and Middle East studies. She did a Fulbright Fellowship in Jordan from 2006-2007 and a Boren Fellowship in Syria in 2010.
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Russia Pulls Back From Humanitarian Cooperation at U.N.
Natasha Hall in Wall Street Journal — July 16, 2023
Why Arab Countries Are Welcoming Back Assad
Natasha Hall in Foreign Policy — June 14, 2023
Spy chief’s daughter highlights UN’s tangled relations with Syrian regime
Natasha Hall in Financial Times — March 10, 2023
U.S. Sanctions Relief for Syria Troubles Assad Regime Opponents
Natasha Hall in The New York Times — March 5, 2023
Initial earthquake aid delays blamed on Syria's Assad, warring factions and bureaucracy
Natasha Hall in Fox News — February 15, 2023
Aid to Syria
Natasha Hall in POLITICO's National Security Daily — February 14, 2023
Why the earthquake caused a “perfect storm” of a crisis in Syria
Natasha Hall in Vox — February 12, 2023
Friday briefing: How this week’s earthquake worsens north-west Syria’s desperate humanitarian crisis
Natasha Hall in The Guardian — February 10, 2023
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Guardians of the Nile: No Interstate War, No Peace
Commentary by Natasha Hall — July 11, 2023
Event Summary: Ripple Effect: Exploring the Intersection of Water Insecurity and Displacement in the Middle East
Blog Post by Natasha Hall , Giorgi Gigauri , Michael Talhami , and Niku Jafarnia — July 10, 2023
Book Review: The Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilization
Blog Post by Natasha Hall — July 5, 2023
Event Summary: Water Security in the Middle East
Blog Post by Natasha Hall — July 5, 2023
Ripple Effect: Exploring the Intersection of Water Insecurity and Displacement in the Middle East
Event by Natasha Hall , Giorgi Gigauri , Michael Talhami , and Niku Jafarnia — June 26, 2023
No Water Wars?
Commentary by Natasha Hall — June 26, 2023
Christoph Reuter: Syria’s War Economy
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Lubna Yousef , and Natasha Hall — June 13, 2023
The Data Dead Zone
Commentary by Natasha Hall — June 12, 2023
Nicolas Pelham: Morocco's Missing King
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — May 30, 2023
Local to Global: Tensions Course through Iraq’s Waterways
Commentary by Natasha Hall and Caleb Harper — May 12, 2023