Dr. Fakhro has over a decade of experience working on governance, politics and conflict in the Middle East. She now works as the International Crisis Group’s (ICG) senior analyst for Gulf States. Before joining the ICG, she acted as a Lecturer at NYU Abu Dhabi, and as a Research Analyst with organisations including the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Elham has a Masters in International Human Rights Law from Harvard Law School and a Doctorate in Socio-Legal Studies from St Antony’s College, Oxford University.