Tariq Kenney-Shawa is Al-Shabaka’s US Policy Fellow and co-host of Al-Shabaka’s Policy Lab series. He holds a Masters degree in International Affairs from Columbia University. Tariq’s research and writing have covered a range of topics, from the role of open-source intelligence in exposing Israel’s war crimes to analysis of Palestinian liberation tactics. His writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Foreign Policy, and The Nation, among others. Follow Tariq on Twitter @tksshawa and visit his website at https://www.tkshawa.com/ for more of his writing and photography.



Kalam (Arabic and Persian for ‘speech’ or ‘discourse’) is the microsite of the Middle East and North Africa Programme (MENAP) at Chatham House.

Kalam (Arabic and Persian for ‘speech’ or ‘discourse’) is the microsite of the Middle East and North Africa Programme (MENAP) at Chatham House.