
As a 1325 laureate, Sara EL Khatib will spend a year with the Palestinian civil society institution MIFTAH.
Palestine and state-building
Lina Frödin is project manager for FBA’s work with the Swedish development cooperation strategy for Palestine. She has also worked with FBA’s courses for EU senior mission leaders and political advisers. Lina previously worked for the EU with community reintegration of ex-combatants in Aceh, Indonesia, and as coordinator for a network of Swedish civil society organizations, providing advice on conflict sensitivity methodology in development assistance to conflict-affected countries.
Palestine | State-building | Institution-building | Course development and course evaluations | Conflict analysis | Eastern partnership
Research within FBA's areas of expertise, the Middle East
Colombia, peace-building and mediation
Afghanistan, Western Balkans, Africa, Preventive Diplomacy
Conflict prevention and peacebuilding | Security sector reform
Inclusive peace processes
Women, peace and security
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
Multilateral Cooperation | Liberia
The African Union and peace operations
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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