Dareen Khalifa is a senior advisor at the International Crisis Group, leading its efforts to promote dialogue and contribute to peace-making policy and practice.

She has worked at the International Crisis Group since 2019, having previously held the position of a senior analyst for Syria where she conducted field research and published numerous reports and policy briefs. Khalifa has worked directly with and mediated between difficult-to-reach conflict actors
embedded in complex dynamics.

She has worked in conflict areas in a variety of roles, including with the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, where she regularly engaged with various armed actors to mitigate conflict. She is frequently quoted by major media outlets, including the New York Times, the Economist, the Financial Times and the Washington Post. Khalifa holds a master’s in human rights and public policy from University College London.

She is an associate fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, based at King’s College in London.