Apr 2012 to Present ConsultantJournal of International Service (JIS)-American University School of International Service Washington, DC Sep 2011 to May 2012 Senior Copy EditorLebanese Ink Beirut Oct 2010 to Aug 2011 Freelance Journalist and English-Language News EditorAmerican University Center for Global Peace-American University Washington, DC May 2008 to Aug 2010 Research AssociateAmerican University Washington, DC May 2008 to May 2010 Teaching Assistant (TA)Washington Institute for Near East Policy Washington, DC Jun 2008 to Aug 2008 Research InternFederal Judicial Center (FJC) Washington, DC Sep 2006 to May 2007 Judicial Research InternU.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Washington, DC Aug 2005 to Dec 2005 Research InternOffice of U.S. Congressman William D. Delahunt (10-MA) Washington, DC Jan 2005 to May 2005 Congressional Intern
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American University Washington, DC 2008 to 2012 M.A. in International Affairs: Special Topics in Alternate and Social Media in the Middle EastAmerican University Washington, DC 2003 to 2007 B.A. in International Studies: Middle East and Islamic Studies
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The once vast ISIS 'caliphate' is now reduced to a pair of villages in Syria
Any vacuum of authority in the area would offer an opportunity for the Islamic State to reestablish itself among the local populace, whose loyalties are deeply divided among the multiple powers competing for control, said Nicholas Heras of the Center for a New American Security.
Date: Jan 27, 2019
Category: Headlines
Source: Google
Syrian rebels seek relevance by joining Turkey's offensive
Since then in areas they have seized, Turkey has allowed the rebels to be the face of governance, while exercising influence through its security apparatuses, said Nicholas Heras, a Syria expert at the Center for a New American Security.
ria warned that it would shoot down Turkish planes if its troopsstepped in marking another potential escalation in the long-standing conflict. This is shoot-from-the-hip policymaking, said Nicholas Heras of theWashington-based Center for a New American Securityto The Post's Liz Sly.
Date: Jan 19, 2018
Category: World
Source: Google
The US backpedals on new Kurdish force as Turkey prepares for war
Part of the confusion is rooted in a lack of coordination in Washington between the different branches of the administration involved in the Islamic State war, said Nicholas Heras of the Washington-based Center for a New American Security. The Afrin crisis shows how difficult it is for U.S. policym
Date: Jan 18, 2018
Category: World
Source: Google
The US is on a collision course with Iran in the Middle East
Whether such a confrontation would work in Americas favor is also in doubt, said Nicholas Heras of the Center for a New American Security. Leaders in both Iraq and Syria are aware that Iran will remain its neighbor throughout any shifts in U.S. policy.
Date: Oct 27, 2017
Category: World
Source: Google
Iraqi forces clash with Kurdish troops near strategic border with Syria
of those militias it will be a grievous blow to U.S. Syria policy, jeopardizing U.S. operations against the Islamic State in Syria and plans to stabilize the city of Raqqa after its capture from the militants earlier this month, said Nicholas Heras of the Center for a New American Security.
Date: Oct 26, 2017
Category: World
Source: Google
US-backed forces announce anti-ISIS push in Syria's oil-rich east
mpaign to seize all of the province. That harsh reality doesn't matter, what matters to Assad and his allies is their ability to undermine the U.S. claim that Assad is not able, or willing, to fight ISIS, said Nicholas Heras, a fellow at the Washington-based Center for a New American Security.
Date: Sep 09, 2017
Category: Top Stories
Source: Google
The US Troop Presence in Syria Is at Its Highest Ever. But How Long Are They on the Ground for and Why?
There really are no other options other than let ISIS manage that area. And so thats the dilemma, says Nicholas Heras, an analyst at the Center for a New American Security. If you dont want to let ISIS manage a shrunken would-be caliphate, you either let Assad and IRGC militias control it, or y