Hicham TohmeHicham Tohme is an expert in Russian-Middle Eastern relations and in journalism and political communication in the Arab World. He received his Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Sheffield, after having received undergraduate and M.A. degrees inpolitical science and history from the American University of Beirut. Tohme has worked as a consultant for several governmental bodies in the Middle East, with a focus on crisis management and communications. Since 2011, the emphasis of his consulting and research has been the Syrian crisis, Russian intervention, and supranational paramilitary groups involved in the conflict. Dr. Tohme is currently a Lecturer in Humanities at the Lebanese American University and has previously taught at the University of Sheffield and the American University of Beirut. Read More Read Less