Teaching and Training

As an instructor with over a decade of experience in professional training and higher education, I combine theoretical coursework with interactive and experiential learning. My approach integrates real-world case studies, simulations, and authentic assessments to bridge theory and practice. I also design structured dialogue and negotiation exercises, drawing on my background as a certified mediator and facilitator in peace processes and multilateral negotiations.

Georgetown University, Department of Government

International Negotiations and Peace Mediation‍ ‍

Course Summary

This course explores international peace negotiations and mediation in theory and practice. Charting the rise and decline of UN-centered peacemaking, ‘mini-lateral’ coalitions for peace mediation, and multi-track dialogues, students will examine various peace processes and evolving mediation approaches. The course focuses on peace mediation case studies, covering inter- and intrastate conflicts, and examines macro-level influences on peacemaking, including multipolarity and accelerated geopolitical rivalry, drawing on theory from international relations and peace research.

Students will examine the global peace mediation marketplace, which is increasingly competitive and crowded. For instance, many states vie for influence with different normative commitments, regional organizations assume more prominent roles, the UN seeks to maintain its relevance, and agile non-governmental groups continue to operate in unique ways. Yet, in response to increasingly complex armed conflicts—including fragmented and internationalized civil wars—peace mediation efforts are failing to reach comprehensive peace agreements. More often, partial deals and conflict-mitigation arrangements, such as ceasefires and humanitarian pauses, are being brokered, along with a rise in local agreements. This course surveys emerging peace mediation practices, with particular attention to the effects of digital technologies and artificial intelligence on conflict dynamics and mediation processes. Against a backdrop of rising armed conflict and a shifting global order, students examine the challenges these developments pose for peacemaking and the opportunities for responsible innovation in mediation practice.

George Mason University, Carter School for Conflict Resolution and Peace

AI and Peace: New Frontiers in Conflict Resolution

AI is reshaping armed conflict, which now unfolds across digital and physical frontlines simultaneously. This course examines AI-enabled conflict and the ways peace must keep pace, including the use of AI tools for conflict analysis, peacemaking, and peacebuilding. Students will engage in simulations that address digital conflict dynamics and develop AI tools to support conflict analysis and peace mediation. Students will leave equipped to navigate the emerging intersection of AI, conflict, and peacebuilding.

The Australian National University / Guest Lectures

I have supported teaching at the Australian National University (ANU), including a graduate course in Comparative Government and Politics. I have also delivered guest lectures on a range of topics and supported graduate student study tours.

Training

I have over a decade of experience designing and delivering training for international organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme and The Asia Foundation. Topics have spanned the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, violence monitoring and early warning, federalism, conflict analysis and sensitivity, policy advocacy, and peace processes.