Post-Conflict Reintegration Lab

Next up in our ongoing portrait series, we have Cheng Xu stepping into the spotlight! Cheng is a former Canadian Armed Forces infantry officer and paratrooper with the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. In 2014 he deployed on Roto 0 of Operation Reassurance in Central and Eastern Europe. As a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto Department of Political Science, he is specializing in Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Development Studies. His doctoral thesis, entitled “It Takes a Village to Raise a Rebel: Social Relations and their Impacts on Insurgent Mobilization” aims to explore the social roots of insurgent mobilization and how they shape civil war outcomes with a focus on the Philippines. Read more about Cheng's ongoing work in our latest interview here:

Portraits from the Lab: Introducing Cheng Xu Next up in our ongoing portrait series, we have Cheng Xu stepping into the spotlight! Cheng is a former Canadian Armed Forces infantry officer and paratrooper with the Third Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. In 2014 he deployed on Roto 0 of Operation Reassurance in Central an...

Next up in our ongoing series, we have Khalil Al-Wazir stepping into the spotlight! Khalil is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto Department of Political Science, where he is specializing in civil war mediation. Before joining the program, he authored the book 'Centrist Reflections on Political Philosophy' critiquing ideological extremes while emphasizing pragmatic policy. He also contributed to two UN Secretary-General reports, played a prominent role in a system-wide review of security sector reforms, and was awarded the United Nations Department for Safety and Security Under-Secretary-General's Excellence Award. Moreover, Khalil was recently awarded the Schwarzman Scholarship, a competitive programme designed to prepare the next generation of global leaders, so he will pause his PhD to join the fellowship in Beijing this August. As an academic and aspiring diplomat, Khalil aims to promote constructive solutions to intractable conflicts.

Read more about Khalil's work here:

Portraits from the Lab: Introducing Khalil Alwazir Khalil Al-Wazir is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto specializing in civil war mediation. Before joining the program, he authored the book 'Centrist Reflections on Political Philosophy' critiquing ideological extremes while emphasizing pragmatic policy. He also contributed to two UN Secre...