Fareeda Khalifa
fareedakhalifa.com
Fareeda Khalifa
@fareedakhalifa.com
PhD Candidate at the University of Essex | researching violence against peacekeepers, rebel strategies, and post-conflict outcomes in #Africa | formerly Peacebuilding Lead at CCCPA, PSU at IOM South Sudan
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Some details on the large and growing numbers of deaths in South Sudan due to the elimination of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Check out this blog post, with Ismene Gizelis, for AOAV on explosive violence's differentiated & gendered impacts in conflict & non-conflict zones.
For top arms exporters, the picture gets more interesting, where their domestic values and foreign policy often misalign.

aoav.org.uk/2024/explosi...
Explosive Inequalities: the gendered impact of arms transfers and violence - AOAV
This article examines the intersection of arms transfers, explosive violence, and gender disparities from 2011 to 2023, highlighting the rising proportion of female victims, their unique vulnerabiliti...
aoav.org.uk
November 29, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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We have a new 2-year postdoc position at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Peace and Conflict and Latin America focussed. Please share widely among your networks. www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...
Post-Doc: Manifesting Mandates: Navigating Ambiguity in UN Special Political Missions
Post-Doc: Manifesting Mandates: Navigating Ambiguity in UN Special Political Missions (1.0fte)The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) wishes to appoint a full-time Post-Doctoral researcher...
www.universiteitleiden.nl
November 18, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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The call for the Conflict & Change PhD Workshop at University College London is out! PhD students working on IR, conflict, contentious politics, apply by 8 December! It is a really nice crowd. Workshop is on 24-25 February, 2025. www.conflictandchange.org/phdworkshop2...
PhD workshop - call for papers — Conflict & Change
www.conflictandchange.org
November 16, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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As people are leaving X and joining Bluesky instead, here is a starter pack of peace and conflict researchers for all new users ⤵️

go.bsky.app/7o8tZt2
November 9, 2024 at 11:18 AM
While I'm getting up to speed here - if you'd like to know more about my work and research, check out my website below! 📚⬇️

sites.google.com/view/fkhalifa/
Fareeda Khalifa
Fareeda Khalifa Postgraduate Research Student University of Essex
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November 15, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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Thank you to everyone for making the 8th Workshop on Conflict Dynamics truly special!
This would not have been possible without our wonderful organizing team @kpaula.bsky.social, @fabiolaschwarz.bsky.social, Bastian Gruschwitz, Evgenija Kröker and @annalenahoenig.bsky.social.
October 22, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Still figuring out this app, but glad to be moving away from Twitter/X.

Looking forward to connect and read more on here - please share any relevant starter packs/resources on #conflict, #peacekeeping & #rebel strategies!
November 15, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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Hello! I thought a list of women scholars in conflict and security studies could be helpful! Let me know if you want to be added/removed! go.bsky.app/Np3NivX
November 14, 2024 at 9:01 PM