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Thumbtack stuck on Afghanistan on world map.
17 August 2021

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has a range of experts available to comment on the situation unfolding in Afghanistan.

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General


Senior lecturer, Peace and Conflict Studies; s.kaempf@uq.edu.au.
Expertise: International security, legitimacy and effectiveness of US interventions in Afghanistan, ethics and laws of war, the global media landscape, Islamic State threats.


PhD Candidate, School of Political Science and International Studiesmujibabid@gmail.com, +9370 242 0092.
Expertise: Afghan histories of encounters with colonialism and modernity, as they relate to power and resistance.

Humanitarian law and foreign policy


Director, Rotary Centre for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution; m.hanson@uq.edu.au, +61 424 331 745.
Expertise: International security, Australian defence and foreign policy, international laws.

International law/relations


Senior Research Fellow, School of Law; e.massingham@uq.edu.au.
Expertise: International humanitarian law.


School of Political Science and International Studies; andrew.phillips@uq.edu.au, +61 425 753 880.
Expertise: International relations and strategy.


School of Lawp.billings@law.uq.edu.au, (07) 3365 7176.
Expertise: Immigration and refugee law.

Mental health impacts


Research Officer, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research; s.ahmadzada@uq.edu.au (preferred) or +61 412 975 156.
Expertise: Mental health among the Afghan community, transcultural mental health on refugee and migrant communities, mental health promotion and stigma reduction.

Media: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Communications, communications@uq.edu.au, +61 429 056 139, (07) 3365 1220.