Journalist focusing on Latin America, formerly the Economist’s Brazil correspondent, articles appearing in the Washington Post, the New York Times Magazine, the Atlantic, and other publications, writing a book on the 1981 massacre in El Mozote, El Salvador and the impact of violence, trauma and impunity.

 Photojournalist and writer focusing on the legacy of armed conflict with major projects on Afghanistan and Guatemala, work appearing regularly in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, the New York Times Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal, 7 Pictures of the Year International awards and 5 NPPA Best of Photojournalism awards, ASU Future Security Fellow at New America 2023-2024.

President of the International Institute for Social Responsibility and Human Rights (IIRESODH), former member and president of different United Nations human rights bodies and former secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Senior Investigator, Zomia Center and an investigative journalist covering the rise of extremism in Syria and Iraq, the petroleum/defense sectors, and regional finance, with articles in Foreign Affairs, The Nation, Le Monde Diplomatique, Al Jazeera, The Daily Beast, Africa Confidential and other publications.

Former Robert T. Herres Distinguished Military Professor of Ethics, US Naval Academy, former Navy SEAL, Captain (ret.), US Navy, with multiple deployments, research focuses on special operations ethics and leadership

Research Assistant Professor and the Acting Director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, George Mason University working on the ethics of peace and security and emerging technologies

Arizona State University and New America invite you to join us at the 2023 Future Security Forum, held online on September 13, 2023 from 10:00 am - 6:30 pm ET. 

The Forum is the premier annual event of New America and Arizona State University’s Future Security Initiative—a research, education, and policy partnership that develops new paradigms for understanding and addressing new and emerging global challenges. 

Senior policy analyst, New America, focuses on violent extremism in America, proxy warfare, and the effectiveness and consequences of American counterterrorism.

International human rights lawyer, Director, Program on Redress for Survivors of U.S. and Coalition Airstrikes at the Zomia Center, previously worked for Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights.

Software engineer, Director, Refugee Technology Programs at the Zomia Center, research experience in North Africa and the Middle East.