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Jordan Street

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Jordan Street (LinkedIn) is Head of the US/UN Program at Saferworld USA. He covers peacebuilding, peacekeeping and counterterrorism policy and is based out of Saferworld’s Washington office. He has written extensively on the impact of counterterrorism policy on peace, human rights and civic space, with recent work focused on the negative effects of counterterrorism at the United Nations. Other writing includes research on the role of U.N. Peace Operations in complex conflict environments and the impacts of the countering/preventing violent extremism agenda in Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, and Somalia.

 

Articles by this author:

A general view shows the UN High-level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States at UN Headquarters on June 19, 2023 in New York. (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)

Time for Rightsizing: Change is Coming to the UN Counterterrorism System

Jun. 20, 2025
Guterres gesturing at the podium in the UN General Assembly chamber.

What the UN’s Summit of the Future Can Teach Us – When the Dust Settles

Oct. 11, 2024
African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers carry the wreckage of a vehicle at the scene of a suicide bombing that targeted AMISOM forces in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Nov. 11, 2021.  (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Counterterrorism in Disguise? Does A Shift Toward `Peace Enforcement’ Spell a Death Knell for UN Peacekeeping?

Dec. 15, 2023

Openings for Biden in the Inaugural US-Central Asia Summit at UNGA

Sep. 14, 2023 and
Antonio Guterres speaks at a podium

Starting Bell Rings for U.N. Counterterrorism Negotiations with Big Questions Unanswered

Feb. 28, 2023 , and 1 more

UN Budget vs. Rhetoric: Touting “Agenda for Peace” But Investing in Counterterrorism Instead?

Dec. 1, 2022
Rubble lies on the floor near the site of a recent Al Shabab attack on the Hayat Hotel, seen through the window of an armoured car on September 4, 2022 in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Bombing for Peace in Somalia? Time for a Different Approach

Sep. 28, 2022 , and 1 more
A refugee man and child transport water containers by cattle-drawn cart in Awaradi Refugee camp in eastern Niger, on December 11, 2019. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images)

Bringing Climate and Terrorism Together at the UN Security Council – Proceed with Caution

Dec. 6, 2021
Relatives gather to look at the dead bodies of ten people including children after a raid on their farms in Bariire, some 50 km west of Mogadishu, on August 25, 2017.

Insight Into Biden’s Counterterrorism Thinking Suggests More of the Same

Oct. 18, 2021 , and 1 more
A protester wearing a facemask as protection from the coronavirus takes part in a protest over the newly approved anti-terror law on July 4, 2020 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. The protestor carries a sign reading, “Resist Terror Law! – Spark” and raises a fist in the air. Other protestors in the background also carry signs and wear face masks.

Opening Pandora’s Box: New “Threats” in the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Jun. 14, 2021 and
A wide view of the Security Council meeting on peace and security in Africa, with a focus on countering terrorism and extremism in Africa.

How Can Member States Improve the UN’s Global Counterterrorism Strategy?

Mar. 9, 2021 and
Security Council meeting on peace and security in Africa, with a focus on countering terrorism and extremism in Africa.

If the US Wants to Push Back on Authoritarian Agendas at the UN, Get Counterterrorism Right

Feb. 1, 2021 and
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