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Nicolas Pelham

Nicolas Pelham is The Economist ’s correspondent in Jerusalem and a writer on Arab affairs for the New York Review of Books . From 2005 to 2010 he was the Israel/Palestine senior analyst for the International Crisis Group, where he extensively covered the rise of national-religious movements. He began working as a journalist in Cairo in 1992, as editor of the Middle East Times , and then joined the BBC Arabic Service as an analyst and later as the Maghreb correspondent. From 2001 to 2004 he reported for The Economist and the Financial Times in Iraq and Jordan. He is the author of A New Muslim Order (2008), which traces Shia resurgence in the Arab world, and co-author of A History of the Middle East (2010). He has worked as a consultant for the UN in Gaza and is the international coordinator of Tida, a Gaza-based research centre.

Research areas: Middle East and North Africa

Publications

Sliding into the fray: Jordan and Israel in the Syrian conflict: Nicolas Pelham 25 February 2013
Fearful of the fallout from the rise of Islamism, global jihad and chemical weapons, Israel and Jordan have adopted a policy of containment and damage limitation towards Syria’s two-year civil war, leaving the warring parties to weaken each other. However, this could be changing. more
Jordan, the Syrian factor and street discontent: Nicolas Pelham 21 November 2012
Since its outbreak almost two years ago, King Abdullah of Jordan has struggled to keep the Arab Awakening at bay. Demonstrations, while angry and vociferous, have been largely small and passed the majority of the urban population by. more
Salvaging Sinai: Nicolas Pelham 1 November 2012
The August 5th 2012 attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers in the nexus where Gaza, Egypt and Israel meet has spurred Egypt’s greatest effort to reassert its authority over the Sinai since recovering the territory from Israel in 1982. Nevertheless, armed Bedouin groups backed by jihadi allies continue to confound their efforts. Only t... more
Rivalries for authority in Libya: Nicolas Pelham 7 June 2012
Since the fall of Tripoli in August 2011 tensions in Libya have escalated into a power struggle between the thuwar , or militia forces, waving the banner of revolution, and the architects of would-be reconstruction, seeking stability to give their designs foundation. As elections approach in mid-June 2012, this rivalry is c... more
Hamas’s leadership struggle and the prospects for Palestinian reconciliation: Nicolas Pelham 17 February 2012
After four years of division, the West Bank and Gaza have drifted ever further apart, albeit in contrary directions to those envisaged by international donors. While the West Bank slips into economic and political crisis, Gaza is fast reviving. President Mahmoud Abbas finds himself bereft of a political horizon for achieving a two-stat... more
King Abdullah of Jordan and the Arab Spring: Nicolas Pelham 21 December 2011
Long the region’s unlikely survivor, the Hashemite dynasty of Jordan has thus far survived the Arab winds of change sweeping the Middle East, dealing with protests remarkably gently in comparison to its harsher neighbours. King Abdullah II has signalled his support for some of the demands of Jordanians, even touting the eventual realis... more