
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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Will Biden meet with any African leader one-on-one?
Natasha Hall in Politico — December 2, 2022
WHO head in Middle East 'disturbed' by abuse reported by AP
Natasha Hall in Washington Post — October 24, 2022
Russia’s Ukraine war builds on tactics it used in Syria, experts say
Natasha Hall in The Washington Post — March 31, 2022
Is Russia using its Syria playbook in Ukraine?
Natasha Hall in Aljazeera — March 14, 2022
Russia waged a cheap war in Syria. Here’s what those tactics might look like in Ukraine.
Will Todman and Natasha Hall in The Washington Post — March 11, 2022
Le régime syrien détourne l’aide humanitaire, dénonce un rapport du CSIS
Natasha Hall in Radio France Internationale — February 17, 2022
Syria secretly stole $100 million from UN donations by manipulating currency exchange rates, report says
Natasha Hall in Business Insider — October 21, 2021
‘There Will Be No Withdrawal’: Syrian Allies Say US Has Promised to Keep Some Troops There
Natasha Hall in Defense One — October 8, 2021
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Hanna Notte: Russia in the Middle East After Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — January 24, 2023

Jihad Azour: The Middle East's Economic Outlook
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — January 10, 2023

Tamar Hermann: Israel's Rightward Shift
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — November 29, 2022

Helen Lackner: Yemen in Conflict
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Caleb Harper — November 15, 2022

Panel 2: Humanitarian Assistance Amidst Great Power Competition in Syria
Event by Jon B. Alterman , Jonathan Robinson , Natasha Hall , David Satterfield , and Amany Qaddour — November 9, 2022

2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap
Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Kimberly Flowers , Katherine E. Bliss , Jon B. Alterman , Marti Flacks , Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Beza Tesfaye , Natasha Hall , and Hadeil Ali — November 9, 2022

Marc Owen Jones: Real News, Fake News, and No News
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Caleb Harper — September 20, 2022

Accountability in Syria
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman and Natasha Hall — August 9, 2022

Henry Rome: Nuclear Negotiations with Iran
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Caleb Harper — July 26, 2022

Gregory Gause: President Biden's Trip to Saudi Arabia
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Natasha Hall , and Daniel Sharp — July 12, 2022
