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Mariano Aguirre

is managing director of the Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF). A journalist and analyst on international conflicts, peacebuilding and peacekeeping, he has written, co-authored and edited several books. His most recent contribution is a chapter in Megacities. The Politics of Urban Exclusion and Violence in the Global South , eds, Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt, Zed Books, 2009.

He is a regular contributor to El País, Le Monde diplomatique, La Vanguardia , OpenDemocracy, Radio Nederlands, Radio France and other international media. Aguirre holds an MPhil in Peace and Conflict Studies from Trinity College, Dublin, and was a programme officer for the Ford Foundation in New York. He is a fellow of the Transnational Institute, Amsterdam.

Research areas: Africa , Asia , Peacebuilding in practice , Middle East and North Africa

Publications

Arms and democracy: the debate on Syrian militarisation: Mariano Aguirre , Reinoud Leenders , Robert Matthews 14 May 2012
A strong momentum is building for armed intervention in Syria, either by channelling arms to Syria's rebels or undertaking direct military assaults on the regime. NOREF director Mariano Aguirre and NOREF contributors Robert Matthews and Reinoud Leenders, - the latter copublishing with Steven Haydemann, have been debating whether t... more
Iranian nuclear weapons: a self-fulfilling prophecy?: Mariano Aguirre 23 February 2012
The debate about the Iranian nuclear programme has heated up over recent months, with the danger that the situation could get out of control and violence may erupt. Currently, the main threat is an escalation of violence between Iran and the U.S. Strategically, an attack will further decrease U.S. legitimacy in a region already in turm... more
Tensions in the second year of the Arab revolution: Mariano Aguirre 21 December 2011
One year after a street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, sparking revolts that were to spread across the region, the process of reform and democratisation is ongoing, and not necessarily nearing an end. While some countries have already taken steps towards a true democracy, others are mired in violence. And even where results hav... more
Pernicious parallels in US war policy: Mariano Aguirre 6 January 2011
The United States' protracted fight against insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan have raised the spectre of the Vietnam war. In an article first published by The Broker, Mariano Aguirre reviews recent literature on US wartime policies from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. more
The uncertain road out of Afghanistan: Mariano Aguirre 7 December 2009
According to Mariano Aguirre, the United States is embarking on a dangerous course that could result in defeat for the international intervention and also damage President Obama’s standing. more
Pressing Issues for UN Peacekeeping Operations: Mariano Aguirre , Joana Abrisketa 6 October 2009
Most of the recommendations on peacekeeping are oriented to the operative and doctrinal aspects, but the first problem that should be addressed is political and normative. more
Conflicting interests in international justice: Mariano Aguirre 15 April 2009
The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC,) on 4 March 2009, to indict the Sudanese President Omar Bashir on charges of crimes against humanity in Darfur reopens the debate on the scope of international justice in relation to national sovereignty in cases of gross violations of human rights. more
Barack Obama and Afghanistan: a closer look: Mariano Aguirre 15 April 2009
The United States’s shift of strategy towards “AfPak” needs to go further by taking account of regional concerns and local agencies, says Mariano Aguirre. more