Matt Waldman
@mfwaldman
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Specialist and practitioner in the mediation of armed conflict
Oxford
Joined January 2013
RT @Politics_Oxford: DPIR Research Associate Matt Waldman has published a new study on mediation effectiveness. Based on interviews with 86….
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Why do peacemaking efforts so often fail? In part because we're not getting the fundamentals right. @BelferCenter
belfercenter.org
What could be done to increase the effectiveness of international mediation efforts to resolve or prevent armed conflict?
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Virtual Reality: The Frontier of Peacemaking - a new report exploring the immense potential of VR via @EmpathyCenter.
centerforempathy.org
This article, by leading social entrepreneur Dr Alexandra Ivanovitch, explores how VR works in practice, the cognitive and psychological mechanisms underlying VR, and its potential application in the...
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A massive 70,000 Afghans applied for asylum in October alone (UNHCR), unprecedented since 2001 & reflects a growing security crisis.
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With escalating conflict & the #Taliban in tumult, how can #Afghanistan navigate its increasingly uncertain future? . http://t.co/XTCgxLINP7.
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So many thought the Taliban could be defeated. Now Afghan forces are being slaughtered - 680 pm. World powers must act to promote talks.
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A discussion about the prospects for Afghan peace talks with Barney Rubin, Michael Semple and Farzana Shaikh: http://t.co/412X4H1EW5.
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"Each time I think: Is this the war when I die?' What was the conflict like for #Gazan civilians? See: http://t.co/31GuVmP7zD.
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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.
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When the US military & Afghan gov't consistently refuse to publish statistics about police & army deaths you know they are high. Very high.
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The killing in #Afghanistan is unrelenting. So, what are the parties actually fighting over? Some thoughts: http://t.co/k2JDkNq3ce.
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In @Afghanistan the choice is between unilateral @Taliban gains or political accommodation. Ergo: start talking. http://t.co/9xLuM9JY19.
nytimes.com
The group has attacked police outposts and government facilities in several districts of northern Helmand Province, sending the police and military officials scrambling to shore up defenses.
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An informed commentary on the five #Taliban released from Gtmo for #Bergdahl:. http://t.co/jwQoEps5bB.
afghanistan-analysts.org
The prisoner swap negotiated between the Taleban and United States has seen the release of the captured US soldier, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, in return for five Taleban held at Guantanamo Bay, includ...
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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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RT @smithkabul: About 4.8% of the Afghan Local Police — 1144 men — were killed in a year. Still, not many quitting their jobs. http://t.co/….
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