Lydia Wilson

@lsmwilson

Lydia Wilson is a research fellow at the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict, University of Oxford; a visiting fellow at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at the Graduate Center, City University New York; and a senior research fellow and field director at Artis International. She edits the Cambridge Literary Review.

Syrian Civil Defense

This Film Shows Syria’s Civil War From the Victims’ Point of View This Film Shows Syria’s Civil War From the Victims’ Point of View

The White Helmets is a harrowing documentary about that country’s heroic first responders.

Oct 6, 2016 / Lydia Wilson

Kosovo Muslims Observe Ramadan

Is Kosovo the New European Hotbed of Jihadi Extremism? Is Kosovo the New European Hotbed of Jihadi Extremism?

Not really, despite breathless media claims. Interviews with fighters returned from Syria reveal a more complex picture.

Jul 14, 2016 / Lydia Wilson

A man carries a child as migrants and refugees arrive on a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to Lesbos island, Greece.

The EU Is Now Criminalizing Refugees The EU Is Now Criminalizing Refugees

The move to detention rather than welcome has led to a rapid downward spiral in conditions.

Apr 20, 2016 / Lydia Wilson

ISIL

What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters What I Discovered From Interviewing Imprisoned ISIS Fighters

They’re drawn to the movement for reasons that have little to do with belief in extremist Islam.

Oct 21, 2015 / Lydia Wilson

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