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    The International Peace Institute (IPI) is an independent, international not-for-profit think tank dedicated to managing risk and building resilience to promote peace, security, and sustainable development. To achieve its purpose, IPI employs a mix of policy research, strategic analysis, publishing, and convening. With staff from more than twenty countries and a broad range of academic fields, IPI has offices facing United Nations headquarters in New York and offices in Vienna and Manama.

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Staff Albert Trithart

Albert Trithart, Editor

Albert Trithart joined IPI in November 2015 as the Assistant Editor. As current Editor, he is involved with editing and producing IPI books, policy reports, issues briefs, and research...
Read more articles → Email: trithart@ipinst.org

Albert Trithart joined IPI in November 2015 as the Assistant Editor. As current Editor, he is involved with editing and producing IPI books, policy reports, issues briefs, and research publications.

Before joining IPI, Albert was a program officer at Conflict Dynamics International (CDI), where he conducted research and engagement related to governance and peacebuilding in Sudan. Prior to this, he was a program coordinator at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), where he supported work on election management in sub-Saharan Africa, including in Liberia and Kenya. Albert has also worked as a senior web editor for the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs.

Albert received a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University in 2013, where he focused on international negotiation and conflict resolution, and democracy and governance. He received a Bachelor’s in world politics and classical languages from Hamilton College in 2008.

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    November 7, 2019 by Colin Robinson
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About the International Peace Institute

The International Peace Institute is an independent, international not-for-profit think tank with a staff representing more than 20 nationalities, located in New York across from United Nations headquarters. IPI is dedicated to promoting the prevention and resolution of conflicts between and within states by strengthening international peace and security institutions. To achieve its purpose, IPI employs a mix of policy research, convening, publishing and outreach.

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