Nate Rosenblatt was a New America International Security program fellow. He is an Oxford University doctoral student, and independent Middle East/North Africa (MENA) consultant. He employs mixed-methods approaches to understanding local conflict and development dynamics in fragile parts of MENA states. He has lived, worked, and conducted field research in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. He can be found on Twitter at @naterosenblatt.