Louise Roug is Mashable’s Global News Editor, responsible for U.S. and World coverage.Prior to joining Mashable, she was the Foreign Editor of Newsweek and The Daily Beast from 2010 to 2013.Before that, Louise was a staff writer at The Los Angeles Times for almost a decade, covering the Middle East and the 2008 presidential election, among other things.During the war in Iraq, she lived in Baghdad from late 2004 to early 2007.Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Louise loves Mexican wrestling, Japanese design and music from Mali.Follow Louise at @louiseroug
Latest From Louise Roug
Justice at last: Radovan Karadzic found guilty of genocide and war crimes
After the Karadžić verdict, a former journalist looks back on the Bosnian War.
By Emma Daly
Why Brussels mattered and Istanbul didn't: The double standard on terror
As European monuments lit up in the colors of the Belgian flag after Tuesday's bombings, those of us in Turkey felt, once again, how starkly different the world media covers terrorist attacks in our country.
By Suna Vidinli
In dangerous waters: What desperate refugees risk coming to Europe
These are the dangers desperate refugees face when crossing the Mediterranean
By Alex Thomson
They escaped war. They made it to Turkey. Now, refugees are going back to Syria.
Many Syrian refugees fear they will get stuck in perpetual limbo because of a controversial new EU-Turkey "one in one out" policy.
By Norma Costello
The dark forces behind the attack in Turkey
This weekend's attack is the third in the Turkish capital of Ankara in the last five months, killing in total over 150 citizens.
By Suna Vidinli
