Mr. Charles Culpepper MA


Guest speakers per committee: Oudemanhuispoort, Saturday 9th

First Committee

3.30 – 4.45 pm – Combatting the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mr. Charles Culpepper MA
Charles is a policy analyst in the Defence Transformation Programme at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS), and has a Master’s in International Relations from Webster University. He is a former Captain in the United States Army who  led counterinsurgency missions during the Iraq War. He has been a contributing author and researcher on projects connected to the Netherlands’ Ministry of Defence’s Future Policy Survey and has conducted geopolitical risk analysis for the private sector. Charles has also assisted the Pax Ludens Foundation for Training & Research during international conflict and crisis management simulations. His research interests are varied and include among others, the role of Private Military Companies in asymmetrical conflicts, and the use of open dynamic simulation to facilitate geostrategic analysis and international diplomacy.