← Contributors Lauren Williams Follow @laurenwillgo Lauren Williams is a journalist and Middle East analyst formerly based in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. She’s now based in Sydney. Articles by Lauren Williams (29) Lauren Williams 1 Oct 2015 Russian air strikes reveal bankruptcy of US policy in Syria Lauren Williams 22 Jul 2015 Is the war on ISIS coming home to Turkey? Lauren Williams 30 Jun 2015 Rumours of a Turkish invasion of northern Syria Lauren Williams 26 Jun 2015 Who are you calling radical, radical? Lauren Williams 25 May 2015 Why Palmyra matters for ISIS Lauren Williams 21 May 2015 Fall of Ramadi exposes Iraq's sectarian chasm Lauren Williams 13 Apr 2015 Iraq's brutal sectarianism set to worsen Lauren Williams 25 Mar 2015 Awkward contradictions in Australian foreign-fighter laws Lauren Williams 4 Mar 2015 Can Lebanon's Future Movement provide a moderate Sunni alternative? Load More