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Karin von Hippel

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Karin von Hippel
Speaking at the 2022 World Economic Forum
Born
Karin Lisa von Hippel

February 1965 (age 59)
Citizenship
Education
Occupation(s)Writer, diplomat

Karin Lisa von Hippel (born February 1965) is the current Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute.

Early life

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Karin Lisa von Hippel was born in February 1965 to Marianne and Arndt von Hippel.[2] von Hippel grew up in Anchorage.[3]

Education

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von Hippel holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, an MSt from Oxford, and a BA from Yale.[4]

Career

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von Hippel worked for the United Nations and the European Union in Somalia and Kosovo.[5][6]

von Hippel was a senior research fellow at the Centre for Defence Studies, King’s College London.[5][6]

von Hippel co-directed the Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC.[5][6]

von Hippel was a Senior Adviser in the Bureau of Counterterrorism in the US Department of State for six years.[5][6]

von Hippel was a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations.[5][6]

von Hippel was chief of staff to General John R. Allen while he was Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter-ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant).[7][dead link][6]

von Hippel is the Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute.

Publications

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von Hippel is the author of Democracy by Force: US Military Intervention in the Post-Cold War World (2000).ISBN 9780521659550[8][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b The Editors (4 March 2019). "The Strategist Six: Karin von Hippel". The Strategist. Retrieved 8 August 2024. {{cite web}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Obituary for Arndt von Hippel". obituaries.adn.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ Spack, Kristin (19 December 2008). "AWAC Presents: Dr. Karin von Hippel, Center for Strategic and International Studies". Alaska World Affairs Council. Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Dr Karin von Hippel". rusi.org. Royal United Services Institute. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Karin Von Hippel". Chartwell Speakers. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Karin von Hippel". weforum.org. World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Karin von Hippel". cosmos.ucc.ie UCC Palestine Solidarity Campaign. University College Cork. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.[dead link][dead link]
  8. ^ "Dr Karin von Hippel". Chatham House. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.[dead link]