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Areas of expertise: Peacebuilding, conflict resolution, conflict prevention, UN peacekeeping, EU crisis management, multilateral affairs, global governance, partnerships, and public diplomacy.

Biography: Dr. Jibecke Joensson is Head of EU Affairs and CMI’s Brussels Office, focusing on maintaining relations and building strategic partnerships with the EU and Brussels stakeholders.

Jibecke was previously seconded by Sweden to the European External Actions Service where she focused on the EU-UN partnership on peace and security, and prior to that the Acting Head of Policy and Best Practices of the Challenges Forum International Secretariat, at the Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm. She has been a political adviser in the EU Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic, and Programme Manager and Research Assistant with the United Nations University Office, New York.

In addition, Jibecke worked as Programme Manager with Adam Smith International, London and with international human rights NGOs including Amnesty International and the International Service for Human Rights. She holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence, with a focus on Understanding Collective Security in the 21st century: A Critical Study of UN Peacekeeping in the former Yugoslavia.