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Matt Waldman

Matt Waldman is a Senior Adviser at the European Institute of Peace, an Expert Adviser at the European Leadership Network and an Associate at Oxford University’s Department of Politics and International Relations.

Previously, Matt served as an adviser to the United Nations envoys for Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia and Yemen, and he has conducted mediation and facilitation work with several international organisations.

Matt has carried out research, training and policy work on social and emotional intelligence, and his recent research has focused on mediation effectiveness. He has also undertaken research on armed conflict, foreign policymaking and psychology in international mediation as a fellow at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, the Carr Center for Human Rights at Harvard Kennedy School, the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and Clare College, Cambridge University.

Matt is an international lawyer and previously served as a foreign affairs adviser in the UK and European Parliaments.