Creator	Role
Ayla Jean Yackley Ayla Jean Yackley is a freelance journalist who covers Turkey. Her reporting has appeared in The Financial Times, Politico Europe, The New Yorker, and elsewhere.Before becoming a freelance report, Yackley reporter for Reuters, Bloomburg, and The Associated Press.Yackley received her B.A. in English Literature from Northwestern University, where she worked on The Daily Northwestern student newspaper.	Guest
Barbara Slavin Barbara Slavin is a journalist, and foreign policy expert.	Guest
Lara Friedman Lara Friedman is the President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP). She is a leading authority on the Middle East, with particular expertise on U.S. foreign policy in the region, on Israel/Palestine, and on the way Middle East and Israel/Palestine-related issues play out in Congress and in U.S. domestic politics, policies, and legislation. Lara is a former officer in the U.S. Foreign Service, with diplomatic postings in Jerusalem, Washington, Tunis and Beirut. She also served previously as the Director of Policy and Government Relations at Americans for Peace Now. In addition to her work with FMEP, Lara is a non-resident fellow at the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP). She holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona and a Master’s degree from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service; in addition to English, Lara speaks French, Arabic, Spanish, (weak) Italian, and muddles through in Hebrew.	Guest