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| SWEDEN Per Blomquist Colonel (ret.) in Swedish Army whose duties included intelligence and operational services. Served as head of commando regiment for northern Sweden, and as commander of the west Sweden military region. Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Military Science. Active in public debate on Swedish defence policy both during and after the Cold War. Arvid Cronenberg Lieutenant colonel (ret.) in Swedish Army whose duties included supervision and co-ordination of cryptography services for all branches of the Swedish military, and liaison with NATO's communications centre in Germany. Following retirement from the army, became military historian at the Swedish National Defence College. Author of numerous articles on military history and policy. Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Military Science. Stefan de Vylder Associate Professor of development economics. President of the Swedish Development Forum, former Vice-president of the Swedish Writers' Association. At present working as independent researcher and consultant. Author of numerous books on development theory, international economics, financial crises, globalisation and related issues. Lars Drake Associate Professor of Resource and Environmental Economics. Active in Swedish peace movement, and in public debate on international relations and environmental policy. Aant Elzinga Professor emeritus in philosophy of science. Member of the Gothenburg Royal Society of Arts and Sciences. Author of numerous works on the history, philosophy and politics of science, Antarctic research and related subjects. Per Gahrton Co-founder of the Swedish Green Party and currently chair of the green-oriented think tank, Cogito. Has served a total of 15 years as member of the Swedish and EU parliaments, and has long been active in a variety of solidarity movements, especially those for Vietnam and Palestine. His numerous writings on Swedish, EU and global issues include the books, Befria EU [Liberate the EU] and Palestinas frihetskamp [Palestine's Struggle for Freedom]. Christian Hårleman Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) in the Swedish Army. Now an international consultant in the fields of peace, security and development in Latin America, Central Europe and Africa. Has served as an adviser to, among others, the U.N., the Guatemalan Institute for Peace and Development, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Institute of World Affairs in Washington, D.C. Sven-Eric Liedman Professor emeritus of intellectual history. Author of numerous works on intellectual history and political ideas, including a standard reference on the latter subject. Ingela Mårtensson Member of Swedish Parliament for Liberal Party, 1985 - 1994, with special interest in national security and foreign policy. Has also led projects relating to social policy and international issues for Municipality of Gothenburg. Sociology lecturer and researcher at University of Gothenburg. Active in Swedish peace movement since 1980s. Lennart Palm Professor of History at Göteborg University. Active in public debate on international relations and Swedish foreign policy. Bengt Silvferstrand Member of Swedish Parliament for Social Democratic Party, 1976 - 2002. Has served on foreign policy, education and finance committees of Parliament, and on the boards of Swedish solidarity organizations in support of Afghanistan and Vietnam. Currently active in national public debate, as deputy councillor in the Municipality of Höganäs, and as local chairman of the National Association of Handicapped Persons. Gunnar Westberg Has been active in International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and its Swedish branch (“SLMK”) since 1981. Co-President of IPPNW during 2003-2007. Current board member of both IPPNW and SLMK. He has made several visits to NATO headquarters in Brussels, and is well-versed in the alliance's nuclear doctrine and overall strategy. Jan Öberg Co-founder and Director of TFF, Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research in Lund, Sweden. Has served as leader of conflict-mitigation teams and projects in Georgia, Burundi, Iraq and former Yugoslavia. DENMARK Håkan Wiberg Mathematician and philosopher whose concerns over nuclear weapons and related issues led him to become professor of sociology and director of Peace Research Institute at Lund University. Has also served as director of the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute and as first president of the European Peace Research Association. NORWAY Birgit Brock-Utne Social scientist with Ph.D. in peace studies. Professor of Education and Development at the University of Oslo. Previous experience includes research post at the Peace Research Institute of Oslo, and service on the International Peace Research Association's board of directors. Has also been a visiting professor at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and at the University of Hiroshima in Japan. Currently developing a peace studies programme at Wartburg College in Iowa, U.S.A. Gunnar Garbo Writer and activist who was a member of Norwegian parliament during 1957 - 1973, and chair of the Left Party during 1964 - 1970. Joined the Foreign Service as Deputy Director-General in 1974, and represented the Nordic countries on the Executive Board of UNESCO during 1974 - 1978. First President of the Intergovernmental Council of UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication during 1980 - 1987, and Norway's Ambassador to Tanzania during 1987 - 1992. Main interests throughout his career have been social welfare, solidarity with the South, and anti-militarism. Jørgen Johansen Freelance academic specializing in conflict and non-violence studies. Has published five books and hundreds of articles on related subjects. Regular lecturer at Syracuse, Göteborg and Coventry universities, the World Peace Academy and many other institutions. UNITED KINGDOM Rae Street Actively involved in anti-nuclear, anti-militarism and pro-peace campaigning for over three decades. A long-term member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, she is currently Chair of the CND's International Advisory Group. Founding member and Co-ordinator of the Campaign against Depleted Uranium Weapons in the U.K. David Webb Professor of Engineering and Director of the Praxis Centre for the Study of Information Technology for Peace, Conflict Resolution and Human Rights' at Leeds Metropolitan University. Also, Vice Chair of the U.K. National Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), a member of Scientists for Global Responsibility and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. GERMANY Reiner Braun Executive Director of Scientists for Peace and Sustainability in Germany and of the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES). Executive Director of the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms (IALANA) in Germany and of the German Pugwash Group. Member of the steering committee of the International Peace Bureau. Hans Joachim Gießmann Director of the Berghof Centre for Conflict Research in Berlin. Extensive background in peace and security research, with focus on transatlantic and European issues. Gregor Putensen Professor of history with special interest in the foreign and defence policies of the Nordic countries. Has served as the first and only democratically elected director of the Nordic Institute at Greifswald University, and later as member of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern parliament. FRANCE Diana Johnstone Peace activist and foreign policy analyst whose published works include Fools Crusade: Yugoslavia, NATO and Western Delusions and The Politics of Euromissiles: Europe in America's World. Served as press officer of the Green Group in the European Parliament during 1990-1996. CANADA James Bissett Former Canadian ambassador with 36 years of government service, including terms as Ambassador to Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Albania, and as High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago. During 1985 - 1990, served as Executive Director of Canadian Immigration Service and as member of Prime Minister's Intelligence Advisory Committee. After retirement in 1992, was Chief of Mission in Moscow for the International Organization of Migration and helped the Russian government to develop a new immigration service and a new legal framework for immigration and citizenship. Since returning to Canada in 1997, has been a consultant to the government on a variety of immigration issues, and is a regular contributor to Canadian periodicals. Website. Erika Simpson Political scientist at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, specializing in international relations and security. Vice Chair of the Canadian Pugwash Group, and senior advisor to the Rideau Institute. Has written extensively on issues of nuclear proliferation and disarmament, including the book, NATO and the Bomb. Website. Rodrigue Tremblay Professor emeritus of economics at the University of Montreal. Has served as Minister of Industry and Commerce in the government of Quebec, and as president of the North American Economics and Fina nce Association. Author of numerous works on economics, politics, geopolitics and ethics, including The New American Empire and The Code for Global Ethics, Ten Humanist Principles. Website. UNITED STATES Francis A. Boyle Professor of Law and leading U.S. authority on the legal aspects of international relations. Author of “Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989”, adopted unanimously by both houses of U.S. Congress. Has served as legal advisor and rep-resentative for severa governments, including the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, on behalf of which he sued the Russian Federation at the International Court of Justice for violating the 1948 Genocide Convention. Published works include Foundations of World Order which, according to The International History Review, is "required reading for historians, political scientists, international relations specialists, and policy-makers." Jonathan Feldman Expert on military-to-civilian diversification of defence manufacturers, including research on those issues in the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Author of numerous articles on related subjects for professional publications. Currently Associate Professor of Economic History at Stockholm University. Joseph Gerson Has been active in peace and justice movements since the 1960s, and is currently Disarmament Coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee. Founding member of the International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases and the international planning committee for the 2010 review of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Author of several books on related subjects, including Empire and the Bomb: How the U.S. Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World. Saul Landau Senior Fellow and Vice Chair at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. Prolific film-maker and writer on national and foreign policy issues whose numerous distinctions include the George Polk Award for Investigative Reporting, an Emmy Award for the documentary "Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang", and the Bernardo O'Higgins Award for Human Rights from the government of Chile. Author of fourteen books, including Assassination on Embassy Row, The Guerrilla Wars of Central America and The Pre-Emptive Empire: A Guide to Bush's Kingdom. David MacMichael After resigning as captain in U.S. Marines, acquired Ph.D. in history and became senior social scientist at Stanford Research Institute. Then served as analyst with National Intelligence Council of the C.I.A. After leaving C.I.A. in 1983, publicly protested against the agency's covert operations and became leading critic of U.S. policy in Latin America. Has since joined with other former intelligence and security officials to oppose destructive U.S. policies and promote world peace. Founding member of the Association of National Security Alumni and the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. Editor and publisher of Unclassified magazine, and author of numerous articles on related subjects in a wide variety of publications. Gareth Porter Independent historian, investigative journalist, and foreign-policy analyst. Bureau Chief for Dispatch News Service International in Saigon during Vietnam War, thereafter Co-Director of Indochina Resource Center in Washington. Author of numerous articles and analyses in a wide variety of publications. Books include Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam and The Third Option in Iraq: A Responsible Exit Strategy. Rick Rozoff Leading U.S. authority and prolific writer on NATO and related subjects. Founder and moderator of Stop NATO, an Internet service providing extensive news and analysis of the military alliance. |
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| Note: The members of the Advisory Board are independent of each other and do not necessarily endorse all aspects of this project. Their participation is limited to providing information and advice when and as they see fit. |
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