The Independent columnist on foreign affairs

The first woman president of Ireland and a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

A graduate of International Relations and History

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Columnist for Bloomberg Opinion

Economics and Business Editor at The Independent.

Patrick Cockburn is an award-winning Independent columnist who specialises in analysis of Iraq, Syria and wars in the Middle East. He has been with The Independent since 1990.

Executive Director of the Population Foundation of India

Reuters Bureau Chief for New Zealand