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Staff Francesco Mancini

Francesco Mancini, Non-resident Senior Adviser

Francesco Mancini is a Non-resident Senior Adviser at IPI, where he was Senior Director of Research before relocating to Singapore in June 2014. His work focuses on geostrategic analysis, global...
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Francesco Mancini is a Non-resident Senior Adviser at IPI, where he was Senior Director of Research before relocating to Singapore in June 2014. His work focuses on geostrategic analysis, global risks, multilateral diplomacy, and armed conflicts and the means to prevent and solve them. He regularly lectures at academic institutions and presents at conferences and to governments on global peace and security issues. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), a member of the Board of Directors of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), a member of the Research Committee of the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), and a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Peacebuilding.

Prior to joining IPI, Francesco served as an Associate at the EastWest Institute in New York, where he co-managed the Worldwide Security Initiative, a program designed to enhance international cooperation in addressing new security threats, particularly transnational terrorism. Earlier in his career, he was a management consultant at Group CRCI in France, Italy, and Morocco.

Francesco earned his BS in business administration from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He received a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where he studied international security policy and conflict resolution. While at Columbia, he was awarded a fellowship within the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. In 2002, he researched the peace negotiations in Cyprus at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia.

Selected Publications

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  • Francesco Mancini and Marie O’Reilly, New Technology and the Prevention of Violence and Conflict, Stability Journal, 2013.
  • Francesco Mancini,Uncertain Borders: Territorial Disputes in Asia, ISPI, 2013.
  • Francesco Mancini, ed, New Technology and the Prevention of Violence and Conflict, International Peace Institute, 2013.
  • Adam Smith and Arthur Boutellis, eds, The Management Handbook for UN Field Missions, International Peace Institute, 2012, conceived and designed.
  • Francesco Mancini, Introduction in “Preventive Diplomacy: Regions in Focus,” International Peace Institute, 2012.
  • Francesco Mancini and Adam Smith, eds, “Partnerships – A New Horizon for Peacekeeping?,” Special Issue of the Journal International Peacekeeping, Vol. 18, No. 5, 2011.
  • Francesco Mancini, “A Quiet Diplomat for Challenging Times,” UN Chronicle, Number 4, 2011.
  • Francesco Mancini, “Where the Security-Development Debate Falls Short,” International Peace Institute, February 2011.
  • Neclâ Tschirgi, Michael S. Lund, and Francesco Mancini, eds., Security & Development: Searching For Critical Connections (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2010).
  • Francesco Mancini, “Pulling the Rug Out From Under Al Qaeda,” Journal of International Affairs 63, no. 1 (Fall-Winter 2009).
  • Francesco Mancini, “The Company We Keep: Private Contractors in Jamaica,” Civil Wars 8, no. 2 (June 2006): 231-250; and in Managing Insecurity: Field Experiences of Security Sector Reform, edited by Gordon Peake, Eric Scheye, and Alice Hills (London: Taylor & Francis, 2008).
  • Encyclopedia of United States National Security (London: SAGE Publications, 2006; Richard Samuels, ed.), contributions including Osama Bin Laden,Bush Doctrine, Middle East Conflicts, Preemptive War Doctrine, Preventive War, UN Peacekeeping.
  • Francesco Mancini with Reyko Huang, “Counting What Counts: Ten Steps Toward Increasing the Relevance of Empirical Research in the UN System,” New York: International Peace Academy, February 2006.
  • Francesco Mancini, “Maritime Power in A Flat World,” Journal of International Affairs 59, no. 1 (Fall-Winter 2005).
  • Francesco Mancini, “In Good Company? The Role of Business in Security Sector Reform,” London and New York: Demos and International Peace Academy, 2005.

Selected Media and Conferences

  • Interview on geopolitical implications of the flight MH17 crash, BBC Newsday (Singapore), 21 July 2014
  • Interview on Iran’s Nuclear Talks, Arise TV, 23 February 2014 (begins at minute 38’ 20”)
  • Interview on Syria’s Peace Talks (“Geneva 2”), Arise America TV, 23 January 2014 (begins at minute 1’40”)
  • Interview on Syria’s crisis and the Middle East, Arise America TV, 7 January 2014 (begins at minute 25’58”)
  • China and ASEAN, ASAN Plenum 2013, 1 May 2013, Seoul (panelist)
  • The Crisis in Mali, Columbia University’s Alumni Day, 27 April 2013, New York (panelist)
  • Launch of OCHA’s report “Humanitarianism in Networked Age, ” 25 April 2013, New York (chair)
  • Preventing Violent Conflict: How Can Innovative Technologies Aid Peacebuilding?, 12 April 2013, USIP, Washington DC (panelist)
  • Using Technology in Conflict Prevention, 10 April 2013, New York (panelist)
  • Religion and Social Cohesion in Conflict-affected Countries, 5-6 October 2012, University of Denver (panelist)
  • Delivering a Well-managed and Effective UN, 11-12 June 2012, Wilton Park, UK (panelist)
  • Retreat of African Union’s Panel of the Wise, 4-5 June 2012, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (panelist)

Recent articles from
the Global Observatory

  • The Roots of Pre-Election Carnage by Ugandan Security Forces

    January 15, 2021 by Sylvie Namwase
    It is time for Uganda to enact laws in keeping with international standards and redefine the relationship between police and military during law enforcement.
    Analysis, africa, elections
  • 2020 Editor’s Choice: Global Observatory Must Reads

    December 23, 2020 by the Global Observatory
    The editors have assembled some of 2020’s “must read” articles that were not about the pandemic, noteworthy either for their analysis, topic, timeliness, and/or popularity.
    Further Reading
  • Rising Numbers Flee Ethiopia as Internal Conflict Persists

    December 21, 2020 by Ilhan Dahir
    The conflict in Ethiopia has already claimed many lives and led to a major new displacement flow in the East Africa region.
    Analysis, africa, refugees
  • Safeguarding Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    December 10, 2020 by Joshua Wimpey, Markus Goldstein, Paula Gonzalez Martinez, Sreelakshmi Papineni
    COVID-19 has put all progress towards women’s empowerment made so far at risk.
    Analysis, coronavirus, women peace and security
  • Renewed Scrutiny of Citizenship Laws in the Gulf in COVID-19 Era

    December 8, 2020 by Dalya Al Alawi
    While the pandemic continues its march through the region, movements to change discriminatory citizenship laws have gained strength.
    Analysis, coronavirus, middle east
  • With Multilateral Efforts Bypassed in Nagorno-Karabakh, OSCE Struggles to Find Role

    December 3, 2020 by Stephanie Liechtenstein

    The ceasefire deal confirmed geopolitical realities and further strengthened Russian influence in the…

    Analysis, asia, frozen conflicts
  • Empowering “We the Peoples” in the UN’s 75th Year

    December 2, 2020 by Michaela Millender, Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu
    The UN75 report produced ten key findings that highlighted what respondents felt were both immediate and long-term priorities.
    Analysis, united nations
  • Advancing Climate-Sensitive Strategies in UN Field Operations

    November 24, 2020 by Pushkar M. Sharma
    The devastating effects of the climate crisis underscore why UN peace operations and special political missions must advance climate-sensitive strategies.
    Analysis, climate change, climate2020
  • How Can Artificial Intelligence Help Curb Deforestation in the Amazon?

    November 23, 2020 by Adriana Erthal Abdenur
    Some of the most promising innovations for enhancing the monitoring of forests involve artificial intelligence.
    Analysis, climate change, climate2020
  • Youth and Climate Action: An Interview with Nisreen Elsaim

    November 20, 2020 by Ahmed Gad, Jimena Leiva Roesch
    Nisreen Elsaim, a Sudanese climate activist and Chair of the Sudan Youth Organization on Climate Change, is a member of the secretary-general's youth advisory group on climate change.
    Interviews, climate change, climate2020

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