Charlotte McDonald-Gibson is the author of Cast Away: Stories of Survival from Europe’s Refugee Crisis, an exploration of the migration crisis which was published to critical acclaim in 2016. Her second book, Far Out: Encounters with Extremists, will be published by Granta in 2022. A writer, consultant and policy expert, McDonald-Gibson has written for publications including the New York Times, The Guardian, TIME magazine, and The Independent. She is a TedX speaker, and is regularly called upon to give expert comment and analysis in her areas of expertise, which include migration, human rights, conflict resolution and political extremism.