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RISE TO PEACEThe way of the word over the way of the gun Donate

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National Security, Foreign Affairs and Crisis Work

Across U.S. government and mission-support environments, his work expanded from Afghanistan into national security, foreign affairs, rule of law, international development, stabilization and crisis operations. The contrast between ground reality and institutional decision-making became one of the central questions he wanted Rise to Peace to address.

The story

What happened—and what it changed.

The move to the United States did not end the earlier story. It created a place to study it, test it against policy and institutions, and turn lived experience into public service and an organization other people could enter.