Janine di Giovanni is an author, foreign correspondent, and current Edward R. Murrow fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is a regular contributor to The Times, Vanity Fair, Granta, The New York Times, and The Guardian. she is a consultant on Syria for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and a Senior Policy Manager,Advisor at the Centre for Conflict, Resolution and Recovery for the School of Public Policy at Central European University.