Buzzfeed profile of me and my work with Independent Diplomat and Occupy
Rosie Gray has written a very generous profile of me and my work with Independent Diplomat and Occupy. You can see the original article on Buzzfeed here. I’ve also pasted it below:
Why the West stopped talking to terrorists: a theory of the “Chicago Schools”
At a recent private meeting of peace mediators, I had a conversation I thought it worth recording. My interlocutor, whom I shall call “C”, was someone with deep experience of the Middle East and terrorism: as a member of the intelligence service for a powerful country he had himself pursued direct contacts with Hamas, Hezbollah and others. Now retired, he continues to do so today, but now his aim is reconciliation and mutual understanding among often-warring groups. I asked him about something that has long bothered me. For a long while, the West “talked to terrorist
Good Washington Post video on Western Sahara
My Speculation on the future at the Museum of Modern Art, PS1, New York, courtesy of Triple Canopy
I was very lucky to be asked to speculate on the future as part of Triple Canopy’s series of lectures on this topic at the Museum of Modern Art, PS1 building in Queens, NYC.
Carnegie Council discussion on ethics
I was invited to the Carnegie Council on International Ethics to talk about ethics and leadership. As you will see, I don’t feel very qualified to offer judgements on this, but rather to offer lessons from my past as a diplomat on what NOT to do.