Siobhan O’Neil

Guest Author

Dr. Siobhan O’Neil is Project Director of the Managing Exits from Armed Conflict (MEAC) project at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR). She previously led UNU-CPR’s research on Children and Extreme and the future of Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR). Before joining UNU-CPR, Dr O’Neil worked as a consultant to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and at the RAND Corporation. Prior to pursuing her doctorate, Siobhan had a career in counterterrorism, holding positions at the New York State Office of Homeland Security, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security Preparedness, and the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

Articles by this author:

Supporters of the "Coalition of Northern Groups" (CNG) rally to urge authorities to rescue hundreds of abducted schoolboys, in northwestern state of Katsina, Nigeria on December 17, 2020. One sign reads, “End Boko Haram” and another reads, “Insecurity in the North in Bad Condition Appalling Failure…”

The Politics of Repatriation and Power of Community Reintegration in Peacebuilding

Aug. 31, 2021 Siobhan O’Neil and Zoe Marks