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About Us

ICOS is an international policy think tank committed to implementing change at all policy levels, by bridging the gap between people and policy in three key areas:

GLOBAL SECURITY PROGRAMME

The Global Security Programme aims to support innovative political leadership on security and development crises in conflict zones. Through field research such as the ICOS survey of 17,000 Afghan men on their perceptions of current security and development issues in Afghanistan, the programme provides policy-makers and the wider public with informed strategic response options, and the grassroots perspectives necessary to unlock progress.

PUBLIC SECURITY CHALLENGES

Based in Rio de Janeiro, the Centre of Excellence on Public Security provides innovative research, advocacy and policy analysis to promote pragmatic responses, supporting states to solve public security crises and pave the way for social and economic development.

Centre of Excellence on Public Security website

PUBLIC HEALTH & DRUG CONTROL

Working in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, ICOS co-chairs the Rome Consensus for a Humanitarian Drug Policy together with the Italian Red Cross. The Rome Consensus brings together 110 national societies of the Red Cross and Red Crescent to promote and implement humanitarian and public health-focused drug policies.

Through a unique mix of field research – from Afghanistan to Somalia - public reports, films and project implementation, ICOS examines the root causes of current crises, and works to challenge out-of-date perceptions to achieve measurable and direct policy results. ICOS’s objective is to promote open debate in order to alleviate current governance, development and economic crises and ensure that future policy-making in these areas is informed, humanitarian and delivers impact.

London 35 Grosvenor Gardens London SW1W 0BS, United Kingdom	Paris 29, rue des Pyramides 75001 Paris, France	Rio de Janeiro Maria Quiteria 121/305 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22410-040
Conflict Zone Research Platforms Afghanistan Somalia Iraq	Brussels Residence Palace - Rue de la Loi 155 1040 Brussels, Belgium

Management and Coordination

Norine MacDonald
Biography
President and Founder
Lead Field Researcher



Emmanuel Reinert Biography Executive Director

Maria Kennedy Head of Special Projects	Paul Burton Biography Director of Policy Analysis	Jorrit Kamminga Biography Director of Policy Research
George Howell Manager - Public Security Policy	Gabrielle Archer Manager - Development Policy	Diana Copper Manager - Public Health Policy
Julian Mattocks Director of Communications	Catherine Hori Financial Director	Julius Van Hemert ICOS Film Producer
Tess Lanning Policy Analyst	Filipe Zuluaga Policy Analyst	Lindsay O'Sullivan Policy Analyst
Joël Liron Webmaster	Chris Freeman Multimedia Assistant	Katie Tuck Project Officer
Jane Francis Project Coordinator	Vivi Faria Project Officer	Marcio Dark Research Coordinator
Stephanie Hodgetts Media Officer	Caroline Toussaint Administrative Assistant	Kathryn Schummer Administrative Assistant
Hijrat Zakhilwal Policy Fellow	Peter Grant Policy Fellow	Marion Bouchaud Policy Fellow
Chris Sloggett Policy Fellow	Maria Uchoa Policy Fellow	Andre Souza Policy Fellow
Salim Binbrek Policy Fellow	Brian Wittbold Media Fellow

Note: we do not publish the names or addresses of our Afghan staff for security reasons.