Anna Jacobs
Anna Jacobs joined the European Institute of Peace as Gulf Regional Advisor in April 2025. She is a non-resident fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington and the former Senior Gulf Analyst at International Crisis Group. Prior to this, she was a Senior Political Officer at The Shaikh Group where she worked on Gulf regional dialogue, and the Senior Research Assistant at the Brookings Doha Center. She has lived and worked in the Middle East for nearly 15 years, including six years in the Gulf. Her research focuses on the role that Gulf Arab states play in conflict and mediation, as well as Gulf regional security and dialogue. She spends her time between New York and the Gulf.