Specialist and practitioner in the mediation of armed conflict
Oxford
Joined January 2013
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DPIR Research Associate Matt Waldman has published a new study on mediation effectiveness. Based on interviews with 86 leading mediation professionals and ten expert colloquia, it is one of the largest consultations of its kind. Read more: ow.ly/vOS250U4f18
Why do peacemaking efforts so often fail? In part because we're not getting the fundamentals right. @BelferCenter belfercenter.org/research-an…
Virtual Reality: The Frontier of Peacemaking - a new report exploring the immense potential of VR centerforempathy.org/virtual… via @EmpathyCenter
A massive 70,000 Afghans applied for asylum in October alone (UNHCR), unprecedented since 2001 & reflects a growing security crisis.
With escalating conflict & the #Taliban in tumult, how can #Afghanistan navigate its increasingly uncertain future?
chathamhouse.org/publication…
So many thought the Taliban could be defeated. Now Afghan forces are being slaughtered - 680 pm. World powers must act to promote talks.
#Syria. Crimes against humanity require the world powers to act. news.yahoo.com/amnesty-slams….
A discussion about the prospects for Afghan peace talks with Barney Rubin, Michael Semple and Farzana Shaikh: chathamhouse.org/file/19609
"Each time I think: Is this the war when I die?' What was the conflict like for #Gazan civilians? See: huffingtonpost.com/nicolette…
2,203 American troops have died in Afghanistan. How many Afghan soldiers or police have died? We're not told because the truth would be ugly
When the US military & Afghan gov't consistently refuse to publish statistics about police & army deaths you know they are high. Very high.
The killing in #Afghanistan is unrelenting. So, what are the parties actually fighting over? Some thoughts: chathamhouse.org/publication….
In @Afghanistan the choice is between unilateral @Taliban gains or political accommodation. Ergo: start talking.
nytimes.com/2014/06/28/world…
An informed commentary on the five #Taliban released from Gtmo for #Bergdahl:
afghanistan-analysts.org/ber…
Full troop withdrawal and a prisoner exchange with no real commitments from the #Taliban. The US has no rivals in squandering leverage.
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About 4.8% of the Afghan Local Police — 1144 men — were killed in a year. Still, not many quitting their jobs. sigar.mil/pdf/quarterlyrepor…