Atrocity Prevention in Practice in a Contested World, with Cmdr. Jeffrey Sizemore, USN Retired

A discussion of the practice of atrocity prevention in the national and multilateral space. The conversation will cover some of the successes, and just as importantly, the challenges in implementing the prevention agenda. The conversation will conclude with a discussion about how individuals can engage in the protection and prevention enterprise. 

Retired US Navy Commander Jeffrey Sizemore is a global leader on atrocity prevention training for practitioners. He has served as the Deputy Director in the Office of Security and Human Rights and as the Senior Advisor on Atrocity Prevention for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the US Department of State.

Sizemore led and coordinated the bureau’s atrocity prevention efforts, managing atrocity prevention training for the State Department, as well as working with interagency colleagues as part of the Atrocity Prevention Task Force. He represented the United States in multilateral atrocity prevention activities, building partnership with like-minded states and advocating for the necessity and value of prevention work. 

Before joining the State Department, Sizemore served for more than 20 years in the US Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer, retiring as a commander in 2020. He received a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from George Washington University in 2001 and a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College in 2012.

This lecture is hosted by the minor in Atrocity Studies and the Practices of Social Justice, supported by Lauri ’77 and Jeffrey Zell ’77.

Co-sponsors: Citizenship and Civic Engagement Program, History Department, National Veterans Resource Center, Political Science Department, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration