Kimberly Metcalf Civ-Mil Operations Subject Matter Expert

Kimberly Metcalf
Civ-Mil Operations Subject Matter Expert

  • Former Army Civil Affairs Special Operations Officer

  • Served as embedded socio-political advisor to special operations teams in Syria

  • Served as liaison officer between U.S. military and multiple Central Asian and Middle East civil society organizations 

  • Established the position for Civil Affairs officers in the USG's Counter-ISIS Combined Joint Interagency Task Force

  • Established military liaison position at US Embassy Amman in support of Interagency Southern Syria Assistance Platform. 

  • CVE Strategic Communications consultant in Iraq 

  • Master’s in Russia and the European Union–Tartu University; International Policy and Practice Capstone, UW Madison; Masters of Arts in Christian Studies, GC; BA Political Science, NAU

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Countering Hybrid Warfare: Mapping Social Contracts to Reinforce Societal Resiliency in Estonia and Beyond
Countering Hybrid Warfare: Mapping Social Contracts to Reinforce Societal Resiliency in Estonia and Beyond
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Social Contracts on NATO’s Front Line: Motive’s SCAT Helps Reveal Policy Dilemmas and Practical Opportunities
Social Contracts on NATO’s Front Line: Motive’s SCAT Helps Reveal Policy Dilemmas and Practical Opportunities

In April and May of 2019, a team of Motive International experts composed of Dr. Salamah Magnuson, Morgan Keay and Kimberly Metcalf conducted an investigation of societal dynamics in Estonia through in-country field research focused on social cohesion and national security. The purpose of this initiative was to apply Motive’s Social Contract Assessment Tool (SCAT), a framework designed to identify and characterize social institutions and the sources of legitimacy that underpin them in transitioning or threatened societies in order to inform policies, plans and activities to mitigate threats and promote stability. 

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