Lara Nelson is the Policy Director at ETANA Syria, an organisation focused on informing international policy on Syria. She has worked on Syria since 2013 from Jordan and Turkey. Within ETANA, Lara has directed and produced extensive research with a focus on political and military subjects. She previously worked as an independent consultant for the political and military sides of the moderate Syrian opposition. Lara speaks fluent Arabic and holds a BA degree from Oxford University and an MA from SOAS.