Expert Profile
David ***** is Senior Policy Analyst at ***** ***** , a political ***** consultancy based in South ***** . Mr. ***** specializes in security ***** , terrorism research and the Political Economy of Southern ***** . He has researched and advised on Southern ***** 's political, security and macro-economic environment. He served as adjunct-professor at the Marshall Center for European Security Studies in Germany and as visiting lecturer at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Mr. ***** also served as an expert consultant to the OSCE in Vienna and as a senior analyst with the United Nations in Iraq. He has experience in counter-terrorism including the management and development of counter-terrorism units and ***** of terrorism in ***** . In addition to regular briefings to senior security officials and policy makers, Mr. ***** also consults with non-governmental organizations. He has published on terrorism, security and Iraq in academic, practitioner and policy journals.
*****-***** (2007 - current)
I established *****-***** as a politico-security research and capability development consultancy in mid-2007 and have managed the organisation since Sept 2007. My key achievements during this time were the conceptualisation and delivery of a world-class information ***** training programme, delivered to various intelligence agencies, governments and United Nations agencies; the delivery of several high-quality research products mainly for government institutions, and the development of an extensive information source network on the *****n continent. I have advised various South *****n government departments including the national intelligence academy on institutional design, training and capacity needs and models for producing excellence.
I manage 4 analysts and trainers as well as 2 administrative staff and 2 research interns.
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (*****)
I was recruited to develop and manage the security ***** (intelligence) capability of the United Nations mission in Iraq after the UN re-entered Iraq, following the attack on its Baghdad headquarters in 2004. During this time I established the unit as a reliable source of operational and strategic intelligence on the Iraqi political and security situation, delivering analytic products in the forms of written papers, scenarios, presentations and briefings to a wide range of UN and diplomatic clients. I also conducted more generic Security Officer responsibilities, e.g. mission planning, reconnaissance, facility inspections.
Security Consultant and Lecturer, Self-Employed (*****)
During this time I worked as a freelance politico-security consultant and lecturer, with a number of regular appointments in Germany, the USA, Switzerland and South *****. My work consisted primarily of conducting research for commercial or confidential use, and occasionally for public dissemination through academic or practitioner publications, as well as training/teaching and advisory services.
University of Cambridge, UK (*****)
Masters degree in International Relations
University of the Western Cape (2002)
Postgraduate certificate in Global Governance
I have worked as a politico-security analyst in government, academia and the United Nations since 1995, and have conducted Political Risk consulting since 2004, primarily through the Gerson Kehrman Policy Council, and through individual clients in Europe and South *****.
I have lectured on security and terrorism in Germany and Switzerland and have written a number of papers, one of which was published s a book chapter in "The ideological War on Terror, Routledge, 2007)