Joost Hiltermann manages a team of analysts based in Amman and Beirut conducting research on the Middle East and writing policy-focused reports on the factors that increase the risk of and drive armed conflict. The crisis in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are Crisis Group's two priorities in the region, but research is conducted as well in Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.

Joost Hiltermann speaks with Senior Editor Paul Jay in a two-part interview.

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