Joyce Karam is the senior news editor at Al-Monitor and a journalist with decades of experience covering the Middle East, US foreign policy and international affairs. She authors Al-Monitor’s weekly China-Middle East Briefing newsletter and serves as a professor of political science at George Washington University.

Born and raised in Lebanon, Joyce graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree in journalism and began her career at prominent local newspapers in Beirut, reporting on the post-war landscape. She pursued graduate studies in the United States, earning a master's degree in international peace and conflict resolution. In 2004, she resumed her journalism career as the Washington correspondent and later as the bureau chief for the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat. Over the past two decades, Joyce has worked for leading media outlets, breaking exclusive stories on the Middle East and US policy, and has interviewed high-profile figures including US presidents George W. Bush and Joe Biden.

Joyce is regular guest on NPR’s 1A and the Germany-based Deutsche Welle. Contact info