Markus Schindler on Clubhouse

Bio

Capacity Development Advisor @ Mine Action NGO | Humanitarian ⛑ | Philosopher 💡| International Security Scholar 🛡| Skeptic 🔭 | History Enthusiast 🗡 | Geopolitics Buff 🗺 | Globe Trotter 🌍

Iraq-based humanitarian, working with local NGOs to remove the explosive remnants of war left behind by ISIS, to create safe spaces and build community-resilience.

Avid conflict researcher & security scholar with 7 years of experience living & working in fragile & conflict-affected regions. Research focus: Drivers of organised collective violence (such as insurgency & terrorism).

Worked for 2 years along the borders of Afghanistan & Tajikistan, focusing on digital transformation in Mine Action operations.

Lived in Iraq, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Philippines, Turkey, and Germany.

Passionate defender of freedom of speech & critical thinking.

Black Metal Fan 🤘

📍Mosul & Erbil, Iraq 🇮🇶
🌏 Implemented humanitarian projects in Afghanistan 🇦🇫, Iraq 🇮🇶, Ukraine 🇺🇦, Tajikistan 🇹🇯, and the Philippines 🇵🇭
🎓 M.A. Cork Uni 🇮🇪 - Strategic Studies
🎓 M.A. Bochum Uni 🇩🇪 - Ethics - Economics, Law & Politics
🎓 B.A. Regensburg Uni 🇩🇪 - Philosophy (Law & Media Science minors)
🧠 Fascinated by the intersection of philosophy & social sciences
🏔 Outdoors junkie

Connect with me at linkedin.com/in/markus-schindler-mine-action