Pauline Vacher
Pauline Vacher is a freelance journalist currently based in Damascus, with a master’s degree in Middle Eastern geopolitics from the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. She previously worked on the international desk at L’Orient-Le Jour in Beirut and later joined the investigations unit at Reporters Without Borders. Today, she continues to report on the Middle East from Syria.
Latest from Pauline Vacher
Turkey’s Lingering Influence in Syria’s New Army
Months after Turkey’s longtime proxy in northern Syria was declared dissolved and folded into the new Syrian army, its former strongholds remain intact, Kurdish mistrust runs deep and Ankara’s influence is still visible.
Syria’s Circassian Community Is Finding Its Voice
For decades, the Syrian Circassians’ story of exile was suppressed by the Assad regime. Now, as the country remakes itself, that silence has begun to lift, with generations of Circassians embracing their Syrian identity — while continuing to preserve their culture and traditions.
Inside Syria’s First Post-Assad Elections
In a country long accustomed to stage-managed politics, Syria’s first elections after the fall of Bashar al-Assad offered both the trappings of democracy, and a revealing look at a process of improvisation.