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Fiasco of Agfhan Democracy: A UN insider's perspective Gerard Russell, Fellow, State Building & Human Rightsn Afghanistan & Pakistan
Gerard Russell was a diplomat with the British Foreign Office for 14 years, heading one of its diplomatic missions and two of its largest political teams in Embassies overseas. He worked in Jerusalem, Baghdad and Saudi Arabia. Between 2001 and 2003 he designed and headed up the UK effort to reach out to opinion in the Arab and broader Islamic world, giving 200 interviews in Arabic to the Middle East satellite media. In 2005 he was adviser to the Iraqi Prime Minister. From 2007 to 2009 he worked in Afghanistan, latterly as a senior political adviser at the United Nations political mission there. He speaks Arabic and Dari. His particular focus will be on the future of humanitarian intervention, and religious beliefs in the Middle East and South Asia. He is keeping a blog: www.gerardrussell.com IGA-304 Human Rights: Rhetoric and Reality The Monday Colloquium for IGA 304 Hosted by Professors Mathias Risse and Rory Stewart Starr Auditorium HKS Campus 79 JFK Street Belfer Building 2nd floor