Speaker bios: The Future of the UN in International Peace and Security

Key note speaker and host Theme 1 – the UN’s position in the new global order is a Swedish diplomat and, as of 1 June 2017, the Chair of Thomas G. Weiss holds an M.A. and the SIPRI Governing Board. He was a Ph.D. from Princeton University and Deputy Secretary-General of the a B.A. from Harvard University. Dr. from July 2012 to Weiss is Presidential Professor at the December 2016 and Sweden's Minister Graduate Institute, City University of of Foreign Affairs in 2006. New York, and a leading expert on the Furthermore, he was President of the United Nations and on humanitarian 60th session of the UN General intervention. His latest authored books Assembly in 2005–06; the UN are Would the World Be Better without Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the UN? (2018); What’s Wrong with Darfur in 2007–08; the first UN Under- the United Nations and How to Fix It Secretary-General for Humanitarian (2016); and Humanitarian Affairs, 1992–94; and participated, Intervention (2016). Weiss directed 1980–86, in the UN mission mediating the research team that popularized in the Iran–Iraq War, which was the concept of Responsibility to headed by former Prime Minister Olof Protect (R2P), and he has shown in Palme of Sweden. numerous works that a well-grounded @JanKEliasson interpretation of sovereignty does not preclude intervention in the face of holds a M.Sc. in mass atrocities. Economy from University of . Mr. Lykketoft has been a Ellen Margrethe Løj holds a M.Sc. in Member of Parliament for the Social Economics from the University of Democrats since 1981, and has served Copenhagen. Ambassador Løj began as Minister of Taxation, Finance her diplomatic career in 1973. From Minister, and Minister for Foreign 1989 to 1992 she was 's Affairs. On 15 June 2015, the United ambassador in , and from 2001- 2007 Permanent Representative to the Nations General Assembly elected United Nations in New York, including Mogens Lykketoft to serve as the as Denmark’s representative to the President of its seventieth session, United Nations Security Council in which ran from September 2015 to 2005-06, which is the last time September 2016. At the time of his Denmark was a member. From 2008- election, Mr. Lykketoft was the 12, Ambassador Løj was appointed Speaker (President) of the Danish head of the United Nations in Liberia Parliament, a position had held since as Special Representative of the 2011. Secretary-General. From 2014-16, she was Special Representative and Head @lykketoft of Mission for UNMISS in South Sudan.

Ole Wæver holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. from . Dr. Wæver is Professor of International Relations at the Department of Political Science, University of 1

Copenhagen. He is the founder of as well as civilian agency in CAST, Centre for Advanced Security contemporary conflict. She is the Theory, and Director of CRIC, Centre author of “Taking Sides in for Resolution of International Peacekeeping: Impartiality and the Conflicts. His latest authored books Future of the United Nations” (Oxford include Assembling Exclusive University Press, 2016) and several Expertise: Knowledge, Ignorance and articles on civilian self-protection, Conflict Resolution in the Global South humanitarianism and peacekeeping. (2018) and International Leadership and Global Governance (2017). Bertrand Ramcharan holds a

@ole_waever Doctorate in international law from the London School of Economics. Dr. Louise Riis Andersen (moderator) is Ramcharan has extensive experience a senior researcher at the Danish from 32 years of UN service. He Institute for International Studies served as Deputy and then Acting UN (DIIS). Dr. Andersen’s High Commissioner for Human research focuses on global governance Rights (2003–2004). Additionally, he and the crisis of liberal order. She has has held senior positions in written extensively on topics such as the Department of Political Affairs and UN peacekeeping, fragile states, in UNPROFOR, the United Nations security sector reform, state building, peacekeeping operation in the Sustainable Development Goals, the Former Yugoslavia, and as head of the principle of Responsibility to Protect, speech-writing service of and Danish foreign policy. the Secretary-General of the United

@louise_riis Nations. Furthermore, Dr. Ramcharan is the author of numerous books on international law, preventive Theme 2 - The UN’s conflict diplomacy, and human rights. Today, management Dr. Ramcharan is an honorary professor at the department of Politics Michael Anker Lollesgaard has over and International Relations, Dundee 30 years of military experience in the University. Danish Armed Forces. His service record includes being Force Ingvild Bode (moderator) is a senior Commander of MINUSMA (The United lecturer at the University of Kent and Nations Multidimensional Integrated an elected member of the Board of Stabilization Mission in Mali) from Directors, Academic Council on the 2015-2016. Currently, Lieutenant United Nations System. Dr. Bode’s General Lollesgaard serves as the research agenda covers the area of Danish military representative to the peace and security. Specifically, she EU and NATO. focuses on processes of policy evolution at the United Nations, US Emily Paddon Rhoads holds her practices towards altering the UN M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the University Charter’s use-of-force regime, and the of Oxford and her B.A. from Brown roles and functions of narratives in University. Dr. Rhoads is Assistant conflicts. Currently, she also works on Professor of Political Science at the impact that lethal autonomous Swarthmore College. Her research weapons systems may have on analyses the impact of the increased international norms. Additionally, she prominence of human rights in the is the author of Individual Agency and theory and practice of armed conflict Policy Change at the United Nations 2

(2015) and the co-author of he served as Director of the Tokyo- Governing the Use-of-Force: The Post- based UN University’s Centre for Policy 9/11 US Challenge on International Research (UNU-CPR) from its inception Law (2014). in 2014 until its merger with the UNU Office in New York in the beginning of @IngvildBode 2018. Among his many publications, ee he is editor of The UN Security Council st Theme 3 – The UN’s reforms: in the 21 Century. Furthermore, Einsiedel has more than a decade of Progress or deadlock? working experience with the United Nations. Sam Daws holds degrees in Social @seinsiedel Anthropology and International Conflict Analysis. Mr. Daws is Director of the Project on UN Governance and Kurt Mosgaard (moderator) was a Reform at the Centre for International major general in the Danish Armed Studies, Oxford University. Mr. Daws Forces, and has extensive experience has three decades of experience in from UN peacekeeping operations in UN-related policy roles, including as Deputy Director in the UK Cabinet the Balkans and in Africa. Mr. Office supporting the Prime Minister’s Mosgaard’s service record includes the role as Co-Chair of the UN Panel on role of Force Commander of the UN the creation of the Sustainable mission in West Sahara (MINURSO) Development Goals (2012-2013). Mr. from 2005-2007. Among other Daws’ latest edited and authored positions, Mr. Mosgaard was books include The Oxford Handbook commander of the UN’s Multinational on the United Nations (2018) and Standby High Readiness Brigade and eight volumes on The United Nations handled Danish support to (2000-2015). international military capacity building @samdaws and cooperation in East Africa. Today, Mr. Mosgaard is the CEO and founder of Mosgaard Consulting – Peace and Raimonda Murmokaite is Director of Security, and board member of the the Security Policy Department at the Danish UN Association. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Previously, Ambassador Murmokaite served as Permanent Representative to the UN from 2012 – 2017. In the period from 2014-2015, when

Lithuania was a member of the UN

Security Council, she represented Lithuania, including by being a strong voice on accountability, protection of civilians, and the rule of law.

@RaMurmoka

Sebastian von Einsiedel holds M.A. degrees in International Relations from Columbia University and in Political Science from the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich. He is the Vice-Rector in Europe for the United Nations University. Previously, 3

Political debate on Denmark has been member and the future of the UN in of parliament for the Social Liberal peace and security Party in the period 2001-2007 and again since 2015. Mr. Lidegaard has

served as Minister of Foreign Affairs has been a member of and Minister for Energy, Climate and parliament for Liberal Alliance since Buildings. Today, Mr. Lidegaard is the 2015. Today, Mr. Dahl is the spokesperson on foreign affairs, spokesperson for Liberal Alliance on financial affairs, as well as foreign affairs, education and development. research, EU affairs, and citizenship issues. @martinlidegaard

@sociologenHD

Rasmus Nordqvist has been a

member of parliament since 2015. has been a member of Today, Mr. Nordqvist is the parliament for the Red-Green Alliance spokesperson for The Alternative on since 2015. Today, Mrs. Flyvholm is several issues, including foreign spokesperson of Red-Green Alliance affairs, defense, European affairs, on foreign affairs, defence, emergency peace, and LGBTQI. issues, IT, and telecommunication.

@rasmusnordqvist @EvaFlyvholm

Nick Hækkerup has been a member Henrik Breitenbauch (moderator) of parliament for the Social Democrats holds a Ph.D. in political science from since 2007. During this period Mr. University of Copenhagen and an M.A. Hækkerup has served as Minister of in European Studies from Aarhus Defense, Minister for Trade and University. Dr. Breitenbauch is European affairs, as well as Minister Director of the Centre for Military for Health and Prevention. Today, Mr. Studies. Furthermore, Dr. Hækkerup is the spokesperson on Breitenbauch is a researcher and foreign affairs, development, and policy analyst with a track record of constitutional issues. international and domestic agenda setting in defence and security has been a studies, strategy processes, as well as member of parliament for national security and defence since 2007. Today, Mr. Jensen is the planning. spokesperson for Venstre on foreign @breitenbauch affairs and development. @michaelaastrup

Naser Khader has been a member of parliament since 2001. Today, Mr. Khader is spokesperson for the Conservative People’s Party on several issues including foreign affairs, defence, human rights, and media.

@naserkhaderdk

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