I am a professor of international law and politics and Director of International Relations Programs at the American College of the Mediterranean in Aix-en-Provence, France. I design and manage degree programs, field seminars, and classroom simulations. Teaching and administration occupy much of my time, but I continue to research and write on the questions that first drew me to this field.
My work explores legal and political responses to atrocity crimes and mass violence — an interest that sharpened into a lasting commitment during two years as a UNHCR protection officer in Guinea in the late 1990s, where I documented atrocities committed against civilians through firsthand interviews with survivors fleeing the Sierra Leonean civil war. The experience has shaped my thinking and research ever since.
My interests include:
- International Criminal Law
- Armed Conflict/Security
- Liberalization/Democracy studies
- Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Diplomacy and International Institutions