POLICY EXPERIENCE
RAND
Senior Policy Analyst, 2019-2025
U.S. Department of State
Lead Conflicts Officer and Strategic Advisor to the Special Envoy, U.S. Embassy Khartoum, 2015-2017
Negotiation and Strategy Advisor, Office of the U.S. Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, 2013-2015, 2017-2018
South Sudan Desk Officer, Office of the U.S. Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, 2011-2013
White House National Security Council
Special Assistant for African Affairs, Presidential Management Fellow, 2012-2013
EDITORIALS & COMMENTARY
NATO wants to be a leader on climate security. Here are the next steps to get there
Heidi Hardt and Jacqueline G. Burns
New Atlanticist, Atlantic Council, 2024
The Violence in Sudan is Partly Our Fault
Jacqueline G. Burns
The New York Times, 2023
FEATURED MEDIA & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Rethinking Conflict Resolution in Sudan, 2023
Jacqueline G. Burns, Peter Biar Ajak, Elizabeth Shackelford
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast
The U.S. contributed to Sudan’s instability, a former official says
Jacqueline G. Burns with Melissa Block, Christopher Intagliata, Michael Levitt, and Vincent Acovino
National Public Radio, 2023
Can the U.S., Russia and China Stop War in Sudan from Destabilizing Africa?
Tom O’Connor (Interview with Jacqueline G. Burns)
Newsweek, 2023
FEATURED POLICY RESEARCH
Enhancing Lateral Entry Initiatives in the U.S. Air Force to Increase Uniformed Senior Leader Diversity and Overall Innovation
Dwayne M. Butler, Jacqueline G. Burns, Tiffany Keyes, Eli Talbert, Will Shumate, Sarah W. Denton, and Doris Espelien
RAND, 2024
Countering Domestic Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Terrorism on Social Media: Introducing the Racist and Violent Extremist Flock Tool
Daniel Tapia, Kristin Warren, Jacqueline G. Burns, Khrystyna Holynska, Jordan R. Reimer, Peter Schirmer, and Will Shumate
RAND, 2023
Measuring Strategic Readiness: Identifying Metrics for Core Dimensions
Bradley Martin, Michael E. Linick, Laura Fraade-Blanar, Jacqueline G. Burns, Christy Foran, Krista Romita Grocholski, Katherine C. Hastings, Sydney Litterer, Kristin F. Lynch, and Jared Mondschein
RAND, 2021
Seizures of Western Diplomatic Facilities: Historical Timelines, 1979–2019
Jacqueline G. Burns, Christopher A. Mouton, Adam R. Grissom, and John P. Godges
RAND, 2021
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