About the Author

Dirk Druet is a researcher, policy adviser, and strategist with over fifteen years of experience in the international peace and security pillar of the United Nations, including postings in New York, Afghanistan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations of the International Peace Institute and an Affiliate Researcher at McGill University’s Centre for International Peace and Security Studies. Mr. Druet advises a variety of research and policy institutions, and in 2020 was a member of an independent team undertaking a strategic review of civilian protection in United Nations peacekeeping operations mandated by the Secretary-General.