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Karina Shyrokykh, a member of FBA’s International Research Working Groups, leads a new research project that aims to shed light on how Transnational Municipal Cooperation can be deployed in crisis situations.
Colombia, peace-building and mediation
Anna Widepalm is the head of FBA:s unit for Asia, Middle East and Latin America. She has previously been project manager for FBA’s work with the Swedish development cooperation strategy for Colombia. Prior to this, she was working with FBA’s dialogue and peace mediation trainings aimed primarily at EU and UN staff. She also has experience of working with conflict resolution at the Swedish Red Cross and of working with civil society organizations with development projects in Latin America. She holds a master’s degree in international business and economics.
Colombia | Peace-building | Dialogue and mediation | UN | EU
Research within FBA's areas of expertise, the Middle East
Colombia, ELN, FN peace operations and inclusion issues
Afghanistan, Western Balkans, Africa, Preventive Diplomacy
Conflict prevention and peacebuilding | Security sector reform
Inclusive peace processes
Women, peace and security
Afghanistan
State-building and human security
FBA's work in Africa
Democracy and governance, leadership and cooperation in peace operations
Ukraine, international peace operations and civil-military cooperation
Head of Research
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Western Balkans
Palestine and state-building
Multilateral Cooperation | Liberia
The African Union and peace operations
Research in developing countries, Africa, control of small arms
Civilian crisis management and international deployments
Myanmar, peace and democracy building
Sustainable peacebuilding | support to peace processes
Latin America and disarmament of ex-combatants
Election observation
Iraq and Palestine
Mozambique, dialogue, reconciliation, and peace processes
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