Kate Kizer
Policy Director, Win Without War (website)
twitter: @KateKizer
email: kate [at] winwithoutwar [dot] org
Policy Director, Win Without War (website)
twitter: @KateKizer
email: kate [at] winwithoutwar [dot] org
Middle East | harm to civilians - casualties, human rights, development
Kate Kizer is Policy Director at Win Without War. Previously, she was the Director of Policy and Advocacy at The Yemen Peace Project, which works to promote understanding between Americans and Yemenis and to advocate for a peaceful, constructive foreign policy. Earlier, she worked an US Advocacy Officer for Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain.
Kizer has worked on human rights and democratization in the Middle East for nearly ten years. She received her B.A. in Middle Eastern and North African Studies from the University of California-Los Angeles, studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo, and traveled extensively in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Syria. Her writing and commentary have been featured in numerous news outlets, including Reuters, Al Jazeera America, Middle East Eye, OpenDemocracy, and the Huffington Post.
Recent Publications:
Kate Kizer is Policy Director at Win Without War. Previously, she was the Director of Policy and Advocacy at The Yemen Peace Project, which works to promote understanding between Americans and Yemenis and to advocate for a peaceful, constructive foreign policy. Earlier, she worked an US Advocacy Officer for Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain.
Kizer has worked on human rights and democratization in the Middle East for nearly ten years. She received her B.A. in Middle Eastern and North African Studies from the University of California-Los Angeles, studied Arabic at the American University in Cairo, and traveled extensively in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Syria. Her writing and commentary have been featured in numerous news outlets, including Reuters, Al Jazeera America, Middle East Eye, OpenDemocracy, and the Huffington Post.
Recent Publications:
- "The Lesson the Trump Administration has Failed to Learn about Yemen," Just Security, March 12
- "Want to Reduce Iran's and al-Qaeda's Sway in Yemen? End the War," Defense One, June 9.
- "Hitting Iran Where It Doesn't Hurt: Why U.S. Intervention in Yemen Will Backfire", Just Security, March 8.
- "America's Role in Yemen 2017 and Beyond," Yemen Peace Project, February.
