Haid Haid

Dr Haid Haid is a Syrian columnist and a Senior Consulting Research Fellow at the Chatham House Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Programme. He holds a PhD in war studies from King’s College. His work centres on conflict, political economy, governance, and violent extremism in the MENA region.

The missing piece in rebuilding Syria: Community engagement

For Syria's reconstruction to be sustainable, officials and investors must adopt a new approach, one that places Syrians at the centre of the rebuilding process

15 September, 2025

Hezbollah's Syrian chessboard amid Israel's war on Gaza

Analysis: Hezbollah might view Syria as a strategic option from which to retaliate against Israel without entangling itself in a larger conflict.

23 January, 2024