Sasha al-Alou is a Syrian researcher and author of several studies and research papers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Damascus University and a Master’s degree in Media and Mass Communication from the Arab Academy in Denmark.

He previously worked as a researcher in politics and international relations at Omran Centre for Strategic Studies and with the social research unit at Harmoon Center for Contemporary Studies. He is also an associate researcher at a number of Arab research institutions, in addition to his political commentary and analysis for a various local and Arab media outlets.