Charlotte Gorman is an intern at the Middle East Institute. She is studying International Relations and Modern History at the University of St Andrews in Scotland and is interested in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly migration and refugee issues, political violence, and resistance movements. A native Washingtonian, Charlotte is in her element surrounded by books at the Oman Library at MEI where she is working on developing her writing, research, and Arabic language skills with the hopes of pursuing a career in foreign affairs upon graduation.