Brian McQuinn brings almost two decades of experience analysing and engaging armed groups in more than a dozen conflict-affected countries. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina

Brian received his doctorate at the University of Oxford, which was based on seven months of fieldwork conducted in Libya during the 2011 uprising. He has published with Oxford University Press, Hurst Publishers and in various peer-reviewed journals.

Brian co-led the Roots of Restraint in War study.