Oliver Haack's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

From 1999 until 2006, I was in the German army. During that time I was deployed to peacekeeping missions four times all in all (Kosovo and Bosnia-Hercegovina). Now I'll have soon finished my BA degree in International Studies and at the same time I'm working on the Certificate of Training in Peace Support Operations issued by the Peace Operations Training Institute. So in some ways, I have been involved in conflict resolution in both theory and practice..

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

From 1999 to 2006 I was a member of the German army. During that time I also served at NATO in Brunssum/Netherlands for around 2 years. Since 2006 I am a student of International Studies at The Open University (GB) and currently also working on a comprehensive training programme on peacekeeping and conflict resolution (COTIPSO).

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Kosovo
Bosnia-Hercegovina
Croatia

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Germany

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Student of International Studies

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution, Development, Dialogue, Human Rights, Peacekeeping, Terrorism

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

The Middle East conflict and human security-based approaches towards peace in Israel/Palestine