Pamela Samp­son is an edi­tor and for­mer for­eign cor­re­spon­dent for the Asso­ci­at­ed Press, one of the world’s largest news orga­ni­za­tions. She has report­ed from Europe, Asia and the Mid­dle East. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wash­ing­ton Post, and oth­er publications.