Conflict prevention in the 21st century
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ANNEX 2: Conflict Prevention Working Group Member biographies
Advisor to the CPWG
Christopher LANGTON acts as an advisor to the CPWG. Christopher is currently the Head of Independent Conflict Research & Analysis (ICRA) and has spent 32 years in the British Army. During this time he served in Northern Ireland, Russia, the South Caucasus where he was Deputy Chief of UNOMIG and held defence attaché appointments in Russia, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia. Subsequently he worked at the IISS for 9 years where he focused on Afghanistan. At IISS he held appointments as the Head of Defence Analysis, Editor of 'The Military Balance' and Research Fellow for Russia before being appointed Senior Fellow for Conflict & Defence Diplomacy. He has worked as an independent expert on the international investigation into the Russia-Georgia conflict of August 2008 and on the Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission investigating the violence that occurred in Southern Kyrgyzstan in 2010.
Members of the CPWG
Mariam KEMPLE is Head of Humanitarian Campaigning at Oxfam International. Mariam is an award-winning campaigner with substantial policy, public affairs and communications experience in high profile organizations and as a volunteer with international and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Her areas of specialism include disasters and armed conflict; Sudan and South Sudan; women's rights; international and regional human rights and humanitarian law; mental health; disability law; developing supporter engagement; online campaigner development; and campaign evaluation.
David NYHEIM is the Chief Executive of Europe Conflict and Security (ECAS) Consulting Ltd. He has 20 years' experience in dialogue process design and facilitation, stabilization strategy development, early warning and risk assessment and work on armed violence reduction. David is particularly known for his work on modern conflict early warning and stabilization of areas affected by criminalized violent conflict. Prior to joining ECAS, he served for six years as the Director of the Forum for Early Warning and Early Response (FEWER) and has held several policy and research positions in the European Commission and universities (Belgium and United Kingdom). David spends much of his time consulting for governments, multilateral agencies, and corporations in the Eurasia, West and East Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. His most recent publications are for Saferworld's CPWG on 'Early Warning and Response to Violent Conflict: Time for a Re-think' and the World Bank on 'Preventing Petroleum-Related Violent Conflict in Somalia'.
Robert PARKER is a senior manager with 15 years' experience working on conflict prevention and peace building issues. He joined Saferworld in 2006 and is the Director of Saferworld's Policy, Advocacy and Communications Division where he leads teams conducting research, analysis, technical support and advocacy on security and justice, aid and conflict, arms control and governance. His issue expertise includes conflict prevention and peacebuilding, security sector reform, small arms and light weapons control, arms transfer controls, conflict analysis and broader approaches to linking community-level peace and security with international policies and frameworks. Previously Saferworld's Head of Europe Programme, he has experience working in and on Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans, the Caucasus, Central and South Asia and East Africa.
Dr SHENG Hongsheng is a Professor of Public International Law at the School of International Law, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law. He retired from the military as a Senior Colonel (Ret. and Res.) in 2009. From April 2004 to April 2005, he worked for the UN as an Expert on Mission for the MONUC in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving as Team Leader of Military Observers, Senior Liaison Officer and Interpreter. He was also appointed to the Independent Board of Enquiry to review international criminal cases. His academic interests focus on international law, international relations, international organizations, international humanitarian law and international criminal justice.
Dr XUE Lei is a research fellow at the Center for Maritime and Polar Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS). He earned his PhD in International Law from the East China University of Political Science and Law in 2010. Dr Xue's main research interests include international law and the transformation of the international system, peacekeeping and peace building, the UNSC and China, and freedom and safety of over flight and navigation. He was a visiting scholar at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in 2011 and at the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in 2013. His recent articles include 'China as a permanent member of the UNSC', 'Global network for preventive diplomacy and China's persuasive diplomacy' and 'Developments of contemporary UN peacekeeping operations and China's constructive involvement'.
Dr ZHANG Chun is a Senior Research Fellow and the Deputy Director of the Department of West Asian and African Studies, SIIS, as well as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of two SIIS journals, Global Review (Chinese) and Chinese Quarterly of Strategic Studies (English). His research focuses on China's Africa policy, African International Relations, Northeast Asia Studies, and International Relations Theory. He publishes widely, including in academic books, journal articles and op-eds. He has also previously been a visiting fellow at Chatham House and a visiting scholar at both the South African Institute of International Affairs and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
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