Nicolas Pelham — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Middle East correspondent for The Economist
Served five years as senior Israel/Palestine analyst for the International Crisis Group
Author of 'Holy Lands: Reviving Pluralism in the Middle East' (2016), 'A History of the Middle East' (2013, co-authored), and 'A New Muslim Order' (2008)
Over 30 years of experience working across the Middle East, reporting from every country in MENA
Worked as a consultant for the UN

Biography

Nicolas Pelham serves as the Middle East correspondent for The Economist, a position he has held following five years as the senior Israel/Palestine analyst for the International Crisis Group. With over 30 years of experience, he has worked across the Middle East, serving as a correspondent in Jerusalem, Rabat, Amman, and Baghdad, and reporting from every country in the MENA region.

Pelham is the author of three books focused on the Middle East.