Dr Matthew Bamber-Zryd is the ICRC’s Adviser on Armed Groups, based in Geneva headquarters.

Prior to joining the ICRC, Matthew worked on conflict and armed groups for different governments and international organisations, conducting field missions in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. He has provided expert testimony to different governments and is an appointed member of the Expert Research Group at the Swedish Agency for Peace, Security and Development (Folke Bernadotteakademin).

Matthew holds a PhD in Political Science/International Relations from the Graduate Institute, Geneva. He holds fellowships at both the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding at the Graduate Institute, Geneva and the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. Matthew’s work on armed groups has published in academic journals, including Small Wars and Insurgencies, Terrorism and Political Violence, European Journey of International Security, and the CTC Sentinel.