Matt Waldman

Specialist and practitioner in the mediation of armed conflict

[Oxford Politics and IR @Politics_Oxford]

DPIR Research Associate Matt Waldman has published a new study on mediation effectiveness. Based on interviews with 86 leading mediation professionals and ten expert colloquia, it is one of the largest consultations of its kind. Read more: https://t.co/fnrr1ALZIS

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Why do peacemaking efforts so often fail? In part because we're not getting the fundamentals right. @BelferCenter https://t.co/Fna31Tri2K

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Virtual Reality: The Frontier of Peacemaking - a new report exploring the immense potential of VR https://t.co/9HvXgY4BcO via @EmpathyCenter

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CEIA's new report on the power of Virtual Reality: https://t.co/9HvXgY4BcO

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A massive 70,000 Afghans applied for asylum in October alone (UNHCR), unprecedented since 2001 & reflects a growing security crisis.

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With escalating conflict & the #Taliban in tumult, how can #Afghanistan navigate its increasingly uncertain future?
http://t.co/XTCgxLINP7

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So many thought the Taliban could be defeated. Now Afghan forces are being slaughtered - 680 pm. World powers must act to promote talks.

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#Syria. Crimes against humanity require the world powers to act. http://t.co/I3SHC9bC5x.

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A discussion about the prospects for Afghan peace talks with Barney Rubin, Michael Semple and Farzana Shaikh: http://t.co/412X4H1EW5

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"Each time I think: Is this the war when I die?' What was the conflict like for #Gazan civilians? See: http://t.co/31GuVmP7zD

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2,203 American troops have died in Afghanistan. How many Afghan soldiers or police have died? We're not told because the truth would be ugly

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#Afghans have a right to know how many police and soldiers are being massacred by the #Taliban. The US & GoA are suppressing the facts.

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When the US military & Afghan gov't consistently refuse to publish statistics about police & army deaths you know they are high. Very high.

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The killing in #Afghanistan is unrelenting. So, what are the parties actually fighting over? Some thoughts: http://t.co/k2JDkNq3ce.

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In @Afghanistan the choice is between unilateral @Taliban gains or political accommodation. Ergo: start talking.
http://t.co/9xLuM9JY19

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#Bergdahl: not a prisoner exchange, a giveaway: 5 sr. #Taliban for an absconder. The US shld have used its leverage to promote peace talks.

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An informed commentary on the five #Taliban released from Gtmo for #Bergdahl:
http://t.co/jwQoEps5bB

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Full troop withdrawal and a prisoner exchange with no real commitments from the #Taliban. The US has no rivals in squandering leverage.

[Graeme Smith @smithkabul]

About 4.8% of the Afghan Local Police — 1144 men — were killed in a year. Still, not many quitting their jobs. http://t.co/i8AJ7isAJb