Diana Kruzman – Middle East

Diana Kruzman – Middle East

Based in Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon, Peter Bird Martin Fellow Diana Kruzman is investigating how communities are adapting, surviving and even thriving through crisis. She’s also reporting on wider developments in the Middle East. Her research into societal and economic efforts at the grassroots level will serve as a lens for understanding big-picture changes at a time of intense upheaval in the region. A New York University graduate and recent Fulbright research fellow in Kyrgyzstan, Diana is an independent journalist who reports about climate change, foreign affairs and human rights. She grew up in California, the daughter of parents who emigrated from St. Petersburg, Russia. 


Dispatches from Diana Kruzman

  • Letter from Amman

    Letter from Amman

    • Diana Kruzman
    • July 27, 2026
    Behind an appearance of normality, airstrikes on Jordan are raising questions about its uncomfortable dependence on the US.