Hugh Pope Director of Communications & Outreach Brussels, Belgium Crisis Group Role Since February 2015, Hugh Pope is Crisis Group’s Director of Communications & Outreach. He is responsible for the overall planning, organisation and direction of the Communications & Outreach department, for building up Crisis Group’s public face, impact and support for conflict prevention by developing its presence and on international news and social media. Areas of Expertise Turkey: domestic politics, economics, Turkish Islam, the situation of the Kurds Turkey’s membership negotiations with the European Union Turkey and the Middle East The Cyprus dispute The Turkic World Professional Background Crisis Group’s Deputy Program Director for Europe & Central Asia Crisis Group’s Turkey/Cyprus Project Director Turkey & Middle East Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal (1997-2005) Turkey & Central Asia Correspondent, The Independent (1990-1997) Iran & Middle East correspondent, Reuters (1984-1989) Syria & Lebanon correspondent, United Press International (1982-1984) BA, Oriental Studies (Persian with Arabic), Oxford University, UK (1982) Books Dining with al-Qaeda: Three Decades Exploring the Many Worlds of the Middle East (Thomas Dunne/St Martins Press, March 2010), Sons of the Conquerors: the Rise of the Turkic World (an Economist ‘book of the year’ for 2005), and Turkey Unveiled: a History of Modern Turkey (a New York Times ‘notable book’, 1999). Languages English (native) French (fluent) Turkish (fluent) Arabic (conversant) Persian (conversant) Dutch (conversant) In The News 27 Jul 2016 President Erdoğan has long seen himself as a natural ally of the Muslim Brotherhood throughout the Middle East. Any action against the Muslim Brotherhood he saw as a threat to himself. NPR Hugh Pope Director of Communications & Outreach 3 Apr 2013 There is a maturity about the Kurdish question that was not present 10 years ago. Financial Times Hugh Pope Director of Communications & Outreach Latest Updates Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 11 October 2021 The Migration Lessons of Afghanistan and Syria This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope talk to Liz Collett, one of Europe's leading voices on migration, about whether Kabul’s fall could trigger another refugee crisis and how the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are shaping the future of global mobility. Podcast / Asia 28 September 2021 What's at Stake for Russia in a Taliban-led Afghanistan? This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope talk to Ivan Safranchuk, Senior Fellow at Moscow’s Institute of International Studies, about the hopes and fears of Russia and Central Asia after the Taliban victory in Afghanistan. Podcast / Technology and War 14 September 2021 Big Data and Global Security In the first episode of the new season of War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope talk with entrepreneur Jim Balsillie about technology, governance and security, and explore the complex threats emerging as economies are increasingly driven by big data. Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 6 July 2021 Defusing Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope talk with Crisis Group’s Nigar Göksel about the nationalist tensions fuelling a maritime standoff between Turkey and Greece, and how coordinated efforts by regional powers can help de-escalate their dispute over the eastern Mediterranean. Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 22 June 2021 Understanding the Russian-origin Muslim Diaspora This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Hugh Pope talk to University of Ottawa professor Jean-François Ratelle about the diverse Russian-origin Muslim diaspora across Europe, the various challenges faced in transit and host countries, and how to adapt migration policies accordingly. Load more