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Ross Alexander Longton is a justice, security, and peace-building specialist who focuses on governance and justice reform across the Middle East and North Africa. For the last two years, he has worked to deliver stabilisation and governance initiatives within the opposition-held areas of Syria and to provide support and capacity building to the Free Syrian Police. Previously, Ross served in Police Scotland as a junior detective and holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics.
Since the outbreak of the Syrian war, Turkey has become a critical conduit for international humanitarian operations and life-saving economic support to approximately three million Syrian refugees. Turkey’s decision to restrict various international NGOs from operating within its territory is now disrupting crucial provisions to those in both northern Syria, and inside its own borders.
