William Smith is an independent consultant and researcher with over 10 years’ experience working on Syria, including as research lead for two UK-funded stabilisation programmes. He has broader policy and research experience as a UK government Deployable Civilian Expert (DCE), working as lead analyst for HMG’s Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) for the Middle East peace process and as a stabilisation adviser with the UK’s deployment to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.
