Erica Gaston
@ericagaston
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Conflict, human rights, justice, Afghanistan, MENA. Senior Advisor @UNUCPR. Non-resident scholar @CarnegieEndow & @gppi. Views my own. Retweets ≠ endorsements
New York
Joined January 2011
Targeted sanctions are on the rise: last week alone there were new sanctions or threats of them on Myanmar, Mali, Burkino Faso, Sudan and Russia. But to what end? New piece up @WPReview
Sanctions are everywhere these days, but how effective are they really? @ericagaston weighs in via @WPReview. https://t.co/WvjdMJcbaX
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Exciting new research call for proposals related to policy responses and tools in borderlands/cross-border scenarios. Check it out 👇👇
📢New research call: How do policy tools shape conflict economies in borderlands? 🌍 Focus: horn of Africa, Sahel, Middle East, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Myanmar 💰up to £120k |🕒12 months 📅deadline: 17 sept 2025 | 10:00 BST 🔗 https://t.co/J1NRrX8lOu
#conflictresearch #globalsouth
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Just launched 2025 PBF Thematic Review on YPS today with some amazing youth peacebuilders & one of my stellar youth research team, @imanekarimou. Read more, inc. youth-led cohort case studies on NAPs, intersectional approaches, climate & more 👇👇 https://t.co/hffBNOplwf
@UNUCPR
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Examining how the Peacebuilding Fund has contributed to realizing the "YPS" agenda over the past five years.
🚨 Just launched: The 2025 Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) Thematic Review on Youth, Peace & Security (YPS)! It outlines best practices & lessons learned on youth engagement in peacebuilding. w/ @imanekarimou @Dabokunda @ericagaston @bhassanoxon @bjw_williams Dr. Willibald Zeck
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For those interested in how peacebuilding is advancing the YPS agenda, join us in just under an hour for the launch of the 2025 PBF Thematic Review on Youth Peace and Security:
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Excited to be back in Iraqi Kurdistan for 2 days of lively discussion on politics, security and other critical governance issues in Iraq and the region #suliforum25
AUIS and IRIS are honored to welcome Dr. @ericagaston, Senior Policy Advisor and Head of the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme at @UNUCPR, at the 9th Sulaimani Forum. #AUIS #IRIS #suliforum25
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Honored that my book Illusions of Control - on US support for militias and rebel forces in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan -- was short-listed for the 2025 CRS Book Prize. Available here for those interested:
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Over the last two decades, the United States has supported a range of militias, rebels, and other armed groups in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Critics have ... | CUP
(1/5) We are excited to announce the 2025 CRS Book Prize short list, highlighting exceptional authors in conflict and peace studies: Jerome Drevon, Erica L. Gaston, Anita R. Gohdes, and Adam Lichtenheld. Find more about their books in the upcoming posts! https://t.co/sgayC2ZXQ8
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As we gear up for the 2025 PBAR, some thoughts on the Peacebuilding Commission's "advisory role" and how to get the most out of it (hint: not by focusing on the Security Council)
How could the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review lead to more coherent, stronger responses for #UNpeacebuilding? Looking to the Peacebuilding Commission's relationship with the General Assembly is one place to start. Erica Gaston explains why: https://t.co/g1yGDLrovR
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Coming up on 20 years from the Battle of Fallujah during the #Iraq War: join me in this @QuincyInst event tomorrow to reflect on the legacy for #IHL and conflict today:
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To mark its twentieth anniversary, The Quincy Institute & The War Horse explore the lessons of the Battle of Fallujah.
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Starting in an hour 👇👇 Please join me for a discussion of US proxies in the Middle East and Afghanistan, efforts to control them, and dilemmas in US security policy
Join us November 14th for a discussion with @ericagaston on her new book "Illusions of Control" https://t.co/CL3LEeAqo7
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Join me tomorrow (Nov. 13) at noon ET for a discussion with @peterbergencnn and @NewAmerica on my book "Illusions of Control," reflecting on US proxy strategies and policy dilemmas in the Middle East, and Afghanistan: https://t.co/mMyTdqRJ0t
newamerica.org
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'For all its undeniable military superiority, not to mention its support from the US, the UK, and Europe, Israel is unlikely to eradicate the organizations and regimes that belong to the axis in the way it hopes,' writes @renadmansour via @ForeignAffairs. https://t.co/tUcd1N1RKg
foreignaffairs.com
Israel is underestimating Iran and its allies.
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Starting in 2 hours (10am ET)! Join me and the @UNLibrary for a discussion of General Assembly engagement on peace and security. @UNUCPR
🗓️ Upcoming #UNLibrary virtual event, Insight Series - Publication Talks with Dr. Erica Gaston of UN University Centre for Policy Research @UNUCPR. WHAT: Assembly For Peace WHEN: Tuesday, 12 Nov. 2024, 10-11 AM ET WHERE: online REGISTER: https://t.co/VWwXFpgnTA
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For background, check out the supporting case study on how MINUSMA dealt with this in Mali:
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Exploring challenges undermining efforts to counter transnational organized crime in Mali.
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The Italy section at Mini Europe in Brussels now includes migrants being rescued from a small boat.
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Looking forward to being part of this panel discussing gender and human rights in Afghanistan. Coming next Monday!
An A-list panel discussing Afghan women's rights & Taliban engagement coming up @GloJo_NYU together with @BardGlobalNYC- Oct 28 6-8pm, 20 Cooper Square With @KaavyaAsoka @ericagaston @FatemaDaryab @pforzheimera moderated by the one and only @endeavoringE
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Delighted to discuss my new book 'Illusions of Control' on @NewBooksNetwork. We get into theories of proxy warfare, efforts to control militias, and other insights into US engagement in the Middle East and Afghanistan:
newbooksnetwork.com
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Action 44: “We will strengthen the Peacebuilding Commission." Mission not yet accomplished on this. More ideas here 👇👇 https://t.co/U8j98hlnQi
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Recommendations to improve the UN’s Peacebuilding Commission ahead of the Summit of the Future.
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Action 41: “We will strengthen the response of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security and its relationship with the General Assembly” On how the GA & SC can work together on P&S, lots of examples in this new Handbook:
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A user-friendly handbook on the General Assembly's Charter-based powers and past practice on peace and security.
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Action 36. "We will strengthen meaningful youth participation at the national level." Action shot: @imanekarimou & @Luisa__Kern on efforts at advancing youth participation in Guinea:
As research for a forthcoming Thematic Review on Youth, Peace, and Security, UNU-CPR researchers Imane Karimou and Luisa Kern recently visited Guinea to explore Peacebuilding Fund projects supporting youth engagement on #YPS. Find out more 👉 https://t.co/GuTAuHEvbr
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