Who’s Who in Peace Intelligence: Ben de Jong

Ben de Jong is secretary of the Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association (NISA). He lectures on Russian and East European Politics at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and recently completed his dissertation on the memoirs of Soviet intelligence officers.  He organized the special conference on Peacekeeping Intelligence in 2002, and served as one of the …

Who’s Who in Peace Intelligence: Loch K. Johnson

Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia and author of several books on U.S. national security and American politics. He has won the Certficate of Distinction from the National Intelligence Study Center and the V.O. Key Prize from the Southern Political Science Association. He has served as secretary …

Who’s Who in Peace Intelligence: Franklin E. van Kappen

Senator General Franklin E. van Kappen was a transitional and tranformational figure as Military Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations, setting the stage for General Patrick Cammaert and the campaign to implement the Brahimi Report recommendations and establish intelligence (decision-support) as an acccepted term of art in UN circles. Strategic Intelligence and …

Who’s Who in Peace Intelligence: Pauline Neville-Jones

Dame Pauline Neville-Jones is Chairman of QinetiQ Group plc, formerly the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) which is in the process of privatisation by the British Government. She is also International Governor of the BBC with special responsibility for BBC World Service (radio) and BBC World (TV). She was previously a Managing Director in …

Who’s Who in Peace Intelligence: Wies Platje

Wies Platje is a retired lieutenant commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy. For over thirty years he held various functions within the Netherlands Navy Intelligence Service. He is a member of the NISA Board and one the organisers of the NISA/IDL International conference on Peacekeeping and Intelligence in November 2002 in The Hague, and subsequently …

Who’s Who in Peace Intelligence: David Ramsbotham

Sir David Ramsbotham is General (Ret.), British Army, and has served as a consultant to the UN on peacekeeping issues in Cambodia, Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Somalia, and Yugoslavia.  Apart from his Army experience, rising to Adjutant General (number two on the Army Board, responsible for personnel and training) he has spent three years in the …