Anthony Wanis-St. John Associate Professor Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations
- Degrees
- Ph.D., International Relations, Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Certificate in Strategic Management and International Consultancy, Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
M.A.L.D., Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
B.S., Human Services, St. John鈥檚 University, magna cum laude - Languages Spoken
- Spanish, French, and a bit of Arabic
- Favorite Spot on Campus
- Spot where JFK gave 1963 Commencement Speech and offered nuclear test ban negotiations to the USSR
- Favorite Place in Washington DC
- National Cathedral
- Book Currently Reading
- The Essential Jung: Selected Writings
- Bio
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Anthony Wanis-St. John is the author of Back Channel Negotiation: Secrecy in Middle East Peacemaking (Syracuse University Press, January 2011), and with Noah Rosen, the coauthor of 鈥淣egotiating Civil Resistance,鈥 Peaceworks Vol. 129 (2017), USIP Press. With Roger Mac Ginty, he co-edited Contemporary Peacemaking, 3rd ed. (Palgrave, 2022). He directed the M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from 2013 to 2016 and supports the Department of Defense in the training of advisors through the Defense Advising Program and the Security Force Assistance Command at Ft. Liberty, NC.
Anthony Wanis-St. John is a conflict resolution professional who specializes in negotiations in hostile environments, particularly ceasefires and peace processes. Since 2010 he has supported the Department of Defense and USIP in the preparation of military and civilian advisors deploying to Afghanistan and other partner countries. In 2016 he co-facilitated the strategic review session of USAID/OTI鈥檚 countering violent extremism portfolio in Abuja, Nigeria. In 2015 he worked with the National Democratic Institute to help unify the Syrian Opposition Council. He has facilitated several Track II workshops for Palestinian and Israeli official negotiators.
He has successful experience mediating disputes within federal agencies and corporations, as well as mediating labor contracts in the education sector in the US. Dr. Wanis-St. John has also consulted with the World Bank and USAID on rule of law programs in countries such as Bolivia, Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela and El Salvador.
He has provided negotiation trainings and lectures to the Joint Special Operations University, US Army 352nd Civil Affairs Command and the 450th Civil Affairs Battalion as well as Marine Corps University鈥檚 Command and Staff College, the Department of Labor鈥檚 International Labor Affairs Bureau, the Department of State鈥檚 Conflict and Stabilization Operations Bureau, the World Bank, CSIS and others.
As a Senior Advisor to the United States Institute of Peace he helped unify the factions of the Darfur armed groups in Chad, conducted several electoral violence prevention missions in Haiti, delivered pre-deployment negotiation trainings for the US Military Observer Group (USMOG-W), trained Ugandan military deploying to Mogadishu as part of AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) and supported efforts to help both the Arab League and ASEAN develop preventive diplomacy capabilities.
He has been an instructor at the Inter-American Defense College at Ft. McNair; UMASS Boston; Tufts University鈥檚 Fletcher School; Johns Hopkins University/SAIS, the executive education programs at Harvard Law School, Bordeaux Ecole de Management, Notre Dame University in Beirut and Georgetown University鈥檚 McDonough Business School. Additionally, he鈥檚 conducted negotiation consulting around the world for corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, Amex, Visa, Eli Lilly, Parsons and Amgen. He was a Doctoral Fellow at Harvard Law School鈥檚 Program on Negotiation.
His research appears in outlets such as Journal of Peace Research, Negotiation Journal and International Negotiation
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Teaching
Summer 2024
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SIS-730 Skills Inst in Int'l Affairs: Exped Civil-Military Interactn
Fall 2024
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SIS-611 International Negotiation
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SIS-611 International Negotiation
Spring 2025
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SIS-611 International Negotiation
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SISG-771 Topics in Int'l Neg/Conflt Res: International Negotiation
Partnerships & Affiliations
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Non Resident Fellow 2023-2024
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
Books | Edited Volume (Refereed) | Book Chapters | Journal Issues - Guest Editor | Refereed Journal Articles | Non-Refereed Journal Articles | Research Reports | Reviews and Review Essays | Research Monographs | Peer-Reviewed Policy Papers and Publications | Pedagogy
Books
Edited Volumes
- Conflict Prevention and Management in the New Security Context: Case of Macedonia, with M. Mitrevska, A. Grizold, V. Buchovski (Open Society Institute, 2009) (Table of Contents; Chapters 1 and 9)
- In Macedonian
Book Chapters
- "Conclusion: Peace Processes Past, Present and Future," with Roger Mac Ginty in听Mac Ginty and Wanis-St. John, eds.,听Contemporary Peacemaking: Peace Processes, Peacebuilding and Conflict. 3rd edition. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. Ch. 27.
- "Introduction (to Contemporary Peacemaking), with Roger Mac Ginty in听Mac Ginty and Wanis-St. John, eds.,听Contemporary Peacemaking: Peace Processes, Peacebuilding and Conflict. 3rd edition. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
- "The Intermediation of Turkey and Brazil between Iran and the Western Powers," with Arunjana Das, in Doga Ulas Eralp, ed. Turkey as Mediator: Stories of Success and Failure (Lexington Books, 2016)
- . 3rd ed. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2014), Ch. 56.
- in Roger Mac Ginty, ed., (London: Routledge, 2013), Ch. 28, pp. 360 - 374
- 鈥淐ultural Pathways in Negotiation and Conflict Management,鈥 Chapter 8 in Michael Moffitt and Robert Bordone, eds., Handbook of Dispute Resolution (Jossey-Bass, 2005), pp. 118-134.
Journal Issues - Guest Editor
Refereed Journal Articles
- "Fumbling Abdication: Make America Diplomatic Again,"听Negotiation Journal听vol. 35, no. 1 (2019): 107-110
- "Impediments to trade across the Green Line in Cyprus: The role of classic barriers and trust," with Omer Gokcekus, Dennis Nottebaum and Jessica Henson, Journal of Peace Research, vol. 49, no. 6 (November 2012)听
- 鈥淐ivil Society and Peace Negotiations: Confronting Exclusion,鈥 International Negotiation, vol. 13, no. 1 (2008), with Darren Kew.
- 鈥淏ack Channel Negotiation: International Bargaining in the Shadows.鈥 Negotiation Journal, vol. 22, no. 2 (2006): 119-144.
- 鈥淭he National Security Council: Tool of Presidential Crisis Management,鈥 Journal of Public and International Affairs, vol. 9, no. 1 (1998): 102-127.
- 鈥淭hird Party Mediation Over Kashmir: A Modest Proposal,鈥 International Peacekeeping, vol. 4, no. 4 (1997): 1-30.
- 鈥淭he Mediating Role in the Kashmir Dispute Between India and Pakistan,鈥 The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, vol. 21, no. 1 (1996): 173-195.
Non-Refereed Journal Articles
Research Reports
- 鈥淢anagers as Negotiators: The Power and Gender Mix,鈥 Negotiation Journal, vol. 12, no. 4 (1996): 367-370.
- 鈥淭oward the 鈥楴ext Generation鈥 of Research on Mediation and Third-Party Intervention,鈥 Negotiation Journal, vol. 12, no. 3 (1996): 271-274.
Reviews and Review Essays
- 鈥淭hinking Globally and Acting Locally,鈥 Review Essay of Negotiating Globally, by J. Brett and Reaching for Higher Ground in Conflict Resolution, by F. Dukes, M. Piscolish and J. Stephens, Negotiation Journal, vol. 19, no. 3 (2003): 371-378.
- 鈥淎dvice to Princes in the Global Age鈥: Review Essay of Power Sharing and International Mediation in Ethnic Conflicts, by T. Sisk and Elusive Peace, by I. W. Zartman, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, vol. 21, no. 2 (1997).
- Review of A Concise History of the Middle East, by A. Goldschmidt, Jr., The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, vol. 20, no. 2 (1996).
Research Monographs
- Civil Society and Peace Negotiations: Why, Whether and How They Could Be Involved, with Thania Paffenholz and Darren Kew. Background paper for International Mediators鈥 Retreat, June 2006 Oslo Forum: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva, Switzerland, and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- An Assessment of Back Channel Diplomacy: Negotiations Between the Palestinians and Israelis, PON Paper 00-7 (September 2000) Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School.
- Resolving the Kashmir Conflict Between India and Pakistan: Prospects for Mediation, Working Paper Series, 96-2 Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School.
- The Negotiations Between the Palestinians and Israel: Short Term Breakthrough but Long Term Failure? Working Paper Series, 95-4 Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School.
Peer-Reviewed Policy Papers and Publications
- Setting the Table for Arab-Israeli Peace: The Role of Publics, Policy paper for the USIP Senior Working Group on the Middle East, Co-Chaired by Samuel R. Berger and Stephen A. Hadley, June 23, 2009.
- Training Manual on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice [Judicial training for Nigerian judges], co-authored with Darren Kew and Kevin Nwosu, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, October 2007.
- International Prevention Practices in the Culture of Drugs and Violence, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, July 2005.
- 鈥淎 Culture of Justice: Guatemala鈥檚 Post-Conflict Judicial Modernization,鈥 World Bank, April 2004 (presented at World Bank鈥檚 鈥淪caling-Up Poverty Reduction鈥 Conference in Shanghai, May 2004).
- 鈥淓valuation of World Bank-supported ADR in Guatemala,鈥 World Bank, March 2003.
- 鈥淐ommercial Alternate Dispute Resolution in Bolivia,鈥 Appendix 鈥淏鈥 in S. Brown, C. Cervenak, D. Fairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs: A Guide for USAID, December 1997 (USAID Contract AEP-I-00-96-90022-00).
Pedagogy
- 鈥淐omparative Peace Processes,鈥 in Timothy A. McElwee, B. Welling Hall, Joseph Liechty, Julie Garber, eds., Peace, Justice and Security Studies: A Curriculum Guide, 7th ed. (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009) Ch. 14.6
Professional Presentations
鈥淧eace Processes, Ceasefires and Persuasion for Special Operations Forces,鈥 presenter at听Special Operations Forces Support to Strategic Competition 2024 Research Forum, Joint Special Operations University, SOCOM, August 8, 2024
鈥淔our Negotiation Skills for National Security Crisis Negotiations鈥 guest lecturer, George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs, National Security Studies Program, Senior Manager Course in National Security Leadership, Washington, DC, June 12, 2024
鈥淭actics of Negotiation for Combat Advisor Leadership,鈥 Pre Command Course, Security Force Assistance Command, USFORSCOM Headquarters, Ft. Liberty, April 22-24, 2024
鈥淐hallenging the Flawed Foundations of Post-Liberal Peacebuilding,鈥 Paper co-written and presented with Alex Cromwell at the 65th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, San Francisco, April 6, 2024
鈥淣egotiation and Persuasion in Leadership and Command,鈥 Lecture presented at Marine Corps University, Command and Staff College, Leadership and Negotiation Course, Quantico, VA, March 19, 2024
鈥淭actical Mastery in National Security Negotiations鈥 guest lecturer, George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs, National Security Studies Program, Senior Manager Course in National Security Leadership, Washington, DC, March 13, 2024
鈥淪trengthening Peacemaking in Times of War,鈥 Keynote Address at 鈥淗istory of Conflicts or Conflict of Histories鈥 Symposium, Florida State College at Jacksonville, March 8, 2024
鈥,鈥 Panelist at NATO鈥檚 Civil-Military Cooperation Center of Excellence (CIMIC CCOE) seminar on 鈥淚srael-Palestine: A Humanitarian Case Study,鈥 March 6, 2024
鈥淭actics of Negotiation for Combat Advisor Leadership,鈥 Pre-Command Course, Security Force Assistance Command, USFORSCOM Headquarters, Ft. Liberty, January 22-24, 2024
"Strategic Advising Curriculum" Training of Trainers at the Military Advisor Training Academy (MATA), Ft. Moore, GA, July 17-20, 2023
鈥淣ational Security Negotiations: Hostages, Ukraine and Russia,鈥 guest lecturer, George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs, National Security Studies Program, Senior Manager Course in National Security Leadership, Washington, DC, March 15, 2023
鈥淣egotiation and Persuasion in Leadership and Command,鈥 Lecture presented at Marine Corps University, Command and Staff College, Leadership and Negotiation Course, Quantico, VA, February 28, 2023
鈥淣egotiating Ethical Dilemmas in Public Policy,鈥 Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, Center for Strategic and International Studies, October 21, 2022
鈥淧rofessional Negotiation Strategies and Tactics,鈥 Breakthrough Leadership Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, October 13, 2022
鈥淣ational Security Negotiations: Great Power Politics and Interagency Negotiations,鈥 guest lecturer, George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs, National Security Studies Program, Senior Manager Course in National Security Leadership, Washington, DC, March 16, 2022
鈥淣egotiation and Persuasion in Leadership and Command,鈥 Lecture presented at Marine Corps University, Command and Staff College, Leadership and Negotiation Course, Quantico, VA, March 3, 2022
鈥淔oreign Policy, Strategic Questioning and Negotiation Skills for Defense Advisors,鈥 Pre Command Course, Security Force Assistance Command, USFORSCOM Headquarters, Ft. Bragg, January 26-28, 2022
鈥淔rom Saigon to Kabul: Negotiation Lessons Learned and Forgotten,鈥 Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation, PON Live! Lecture Series, January 12, 2022,
鈥淧renegotiations in Peace Processes,鈥 guest lecture in Prof. Jim Pugel鈥檚 Conflict Analysis course within Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence program, National Intelligence University, April 28, 2021
鈥淏ack Channels in Palestine Before 1948: Colonialists, Zionists and Arab Nationalists" for Panel "Out of the Shadows: Israel and Back-channel Diplomacy,鈥 paper presented at the 62nd Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, April 6, 2021
鈥淎dapting International Negotiation Teaching for Online Delivery,鈥 10th Annual Graduate Education Symposium in Peace and Conflict Resolution, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, December 4, 2020
鈥淐ultural and Psychological Dimensions of Negotiation,鈥 Skokolvo Moscow School of Business, October 6, 2020
鈥淧eace Negotiation Skills for Women Delegates to Intra-Afghan Peace Talks,鈥 United States Institute of Peace, September 9, 2020
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Professional Presentations
Grants and Sponsored Research
- Fulbright Senior Specialists Scholarship 2009;听 Curricular collaboration with the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Palestinian American Research Center Post Doctoral Fellowship, 2005
- Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation Doctoral Research Fellowship, 1999-2000 听
Work In Progress
- "Peace Processes: Assessing the Empirical Evidence" (with Alexander Cromwell)
- "Shooting for Peace: Negotiation of Ceasefires"
- "Heading for the Exit: From Saigon to Kabul"
- "International Law and Civil Wars"
- "Kashmiri Self-Determination in International Law"
- "Unofficial Emissaries in Hostage Diplomacy"
- "Arab-Israeli Channels of Secret Diplomacy during the British Mandate"
- "Secret Diplomacy of the 1967 War, the 1973 War and the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon"
17吃瓜在线 Experts
Area of Expertise
international negotiation, military negotiations, ceasefires, humanitarian negotiations, peace process, back channel negotiation
Additional Information
Anthony Wanis-St. John researches听 international negotiation, military negotiations, ceasefires, humanitarian negotiations and peace processes. He has created several advanced courses on negotiation for SIS, ranging from interpersonal skills and analysis to complex international multilateral contexts. He also conducts advanced negotiation trainings, mediation and conflict resolution workshops in diverse organizational contexts and sectors. He is an advisor to the Academy of International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding at the United States Institute of Peace.
For the Media
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