Annie Shiel
Senior Advisor for U.S. Policy and Advocacy, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) (website)
twitter: @annieshiel
email: ashiel [at] civiliansinconflict [dot] org
phone: (917) 724-4030
Senior Advisor for U.S. Policy and Advocacy, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) (website)
twitter: @annieshiel
email: ashiel [at] civiliansinconflict [dot] org
phone: (917) 724-4030
arms sales | security assistance | explosive weapons in populated areas | harm to civilians
Annie Shiel is Senior Advisor for U.S. Policy and Advocacy with Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) where she conducts research, advocacy, and coalition building around U.S. security policy and civilian harm. She is also a Research Program Manager with Stanford University, conducting research and analysis around the reverberating effects of conflict on civilians. Prior to her work with CIVIC and Stanford, she spent three years at the State Department, where she worked to elevate human rights and civilian protection issues in U.S. national security policy as a founding member of Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)'s Office of Security and Human Rights. She is also a Truman National Security Fellow.
Shiel holds a Master of International Policy from Stanford University and a BA in International Development from McGill University.
Recent publications:
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Annie Shiel is Senior Advisor for U.S. Policy and Advocacy with Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) where she conducts research, advocacy, and coalition building around U.S. security policy and civilian harm. She is also a Research Program Manager with Stanford University, conducting research and analysis around the reverberating effects of conflict on civilians. Prior to her work with CIVIC and Stanford, she spent three years at the State Department, where she worked to elevate human rights and civilian protection issues in U.S. national security policy as a founding member of Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)'s Office of Security and Human Rights. She is also a Truman National Security Fellow.
Shiel holds a Master of International Policy from Stanford University and a BA in International Development from McGill University.
Recent publications:
- "Reference Guide: Tracking Protection of Civilians Through the NDAA," CIVIC, July 21, 2021.
- "A Legacy of Unrecognized Harm: DoD’s 2020 Civilian Casualties Report," Just Security, June 7, 2021.*
- "At 100 Days, Grading Biden’s Progress Toward a More Responsible US Arms Trade Policy," Just Security, April 28, 2021.*
- "Toward A More Responsible US Arms Trade Policy: Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration," Just Security, January 19, 2021.*
- "Great Responsibility: A Legislative Reform Agenda for U.S. Arms Transfers and Civilian Harm," Center for Civilians in Conflict and Stimson Center, October 13, 2020.
- "Trump and money are shielding Saudi Arabia from accountability for Khashoggi's killing," Los Angeles Times, October 2, 2019.*
- "Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: End Endless War," Just Security, September 11, 2020.
- "Time to flip the script on congressional arms sales powers," The Hill, March 15, 2020.
- "Making human rights a condition for arms sales is smart foreign policy," The Hill, December 24, 2019.
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