Dr. Siobhan O’Neil leads UNIDIR’s Managing Exits from Armed Conflict (MEAC) project which examines trajectories into and out of armed groups in order to inform policy and practice. Previously, Siobhan managed the United Nations University (UNU)’s research on the future of DDR and on children and extreme violence. She has worked as a consultant to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and as a research analyst at the RAND Corporation. After 9/11, Siobhan had a career in counterterrorism and homeland security, working with the New York State Office of Homeland Security, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security Preparedness, and as the analyst for domestic security and intelligence at the Congressional Research Service (CRS). Siobhan has a PhD in international relations from UCLA, an MA in Homeland Security and Defense from the Naval Postgraduate School, an M.Litt. in International Security Studies from the University of St. Andrews.
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