Nidal Betare
Prior to co-founding and working as the Managing Director of DC-based People Demand Change, Nidal Betare has held numerous positions working with civil society and refugee communities of Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon. He has also worked as a freelance researcher with NPR and as an interpreter for McClatchy. Mr Betare has been widely published and has spoken on numerous panels including the Annual World Bank meeting in 2013, the UN in New York City and Tokyo, Japan and at a variety of universities around the United States on the conflicts across the Arab region. Mr. Betare holds a Masters in Political Sociology.
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Articles by Nidal Betare
Islamic State’s Continued Presence and Footprint in Syria
The current Islamic State (IS) strategy in Syria is based on two connected pillars—centralization, and networks of locals and middlemen. It is clear from the IS publication, “Rome” or “Rumiyah,”
Governance and Resilience: Countering IS and Stabilizing Eastern Syria
Under the previous Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Damascus balanced its relationship with tribes in the Der Ezzor area by building relationships with certain traditional tribal leaders. Loyalties were secured through
How Assad’s Strategies Facilitated the Suweida Massacre
At daybreak on July 25, Islamic State (IS) fighters launched a brutal attack against the predominantly Druze city of Suweida. The attackers went door to door, massacring helpless victims. They