Michael Sherwin
Founding Board Member
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Ahmad Shah Mohibi
Founder
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Mildred Miranda
Doctor of Criminal Justice (DCJ) — Successfully Defended
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Lamin Sanneh
Graduate Student Researcher
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Velana Valdez
Student - B.A. Political Science and Philosophy
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Lola McEwen
Research Fellow
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Researcher
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Jaida Heidkamp
Master's of Public and International Affairs, Concentration in Security and Intelligence
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Alexander Aurin
Security
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Adrian Burgos
Pursuing an MA in International Affairs
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Sandra Wong Cabello
MA in Public Management, MA in International Security and Specialization in International Migration
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Raphaella Alioto Grace
BA Justice and Peace Studies
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Lauren McGuire
Doctor of Social Work
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Furqan Khan
MA International Relations
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Scott Moshen
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Farzad Dehqan
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Duncan Allen
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Jack Lindstrom
Master of International Affairs
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Annabelle Gadel
Writing and Publication Coordinator
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Raquel Romero
BA Public Administration
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Martin Brown
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Souheil Mouhajir
Co-Director of the Africa Program
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Vienne Abrahamian
Research and Policy Liaison
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Steven Ochoa
Researcher
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Shane Ryan
BA Political Science
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Nawras Hamanoori
Graduate Research Assistant
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Lucas Sastre
BA Political Science, MA Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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Peter Oliver Sussman
Research Associate & Analyst
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Douglas Medina
U.S. Envoy
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Margaux LaPorte
BA International Relations
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Shelby Coleman
BA Political Science
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Thaddeus Rosner
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Amber Antony
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Kyle Worsley
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Aiden Carlton
International Studies
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Jeremy Rabbani
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Ibrahim Castro
MSc International Studies
View profile →Conferences
U.S. Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C. · 2018-04-25
Afghanistan in 2020: Is Peace Possible?
Rise to Peace held a public dialogue on Afghanistan’s future at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., bringing lived experience and policy perspectives into the same room.
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George Washington University, Elliott School · 2017-12-06
Global War on Terrorism: Myths, Realities, Solutions
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Rise to Peace · 2021-02-25
A Conversation on Domestic Terrorism in the United States
A public conversation with Michael R. Sherwin on domestic terrorism, investigations, prevention, and public responsibility in the United States.
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community · Jul 8, 2017
Say Hello: Peace Starts With Human Contact
One of the early community projects pushed the mission outside policy language and toward a simpler idea: contact, conversation and human recognition are part of how societies resist fear and division.
View original storyconvening · Dec 6, 2017
Global War on Terrorism: Myths, Realities, Solutions
Rise to Peace convened a public discussion at George Washington University’s Elliott School around the Global War on Terrorism—part of an early strategy to bring lived experience, researchers, journalists and practitioners into the same room.
View eventconvening · Apr 25, 2018
Afghanistan in 2020: Is Peace Possible?
Rise to Peace held a public dialogue on Afghanistan’s future at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., bringing lived experience and policy perspectives into the same room.
View event photographconvening · Nov 13, 2018
Countering Violent Extremism: From Definition to Prevention
Rise to Peace continued its public-dialogue series with a discussion focused on violent extremism and prevention, reinforcing the organization’s push to move the terrorism conversation beyond labels and toward the human process that produces violence.
View eventconvening · Nov 8, 2019
Civil Society and Prevention in New York
A Rise to Peace discussion at John Jay College extended the convening model beyond Washington and Kabul, bringing civil-society and prevention questions into another academic community.
Read the full storyconvening · Dec 11, 2019
Afghanistan 2020 at the Elliott School
A documented Elliott School discussion brought journalists, regional experts and practitioners together as Afghanistan approached another critical year. A full transcript preserves the substance, not just the event photo.
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Bringing the Prevention Lens Home
A public conversation on domestic terrorism with Michael R. Sherwin reflected a broader evolution in the organization’s thinking: the mechanics of grievance, propaganda and violence are not confined to one country or ideology.
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