Sofia Busch

Sofia Busch is a Visiting Research Associate at the Department of War Studies, King's College London, and Executive Director of U Thant House in Myanmar. She specializes in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and mediation, with a focus on UN mediation efforts and political transitions in Southeast Asia.

Education: M.A. and B.A. from Uppsala University’s Department of Peace and Conflict Research, and studies at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

Research Interests: Conflict resolution through mediation, UN 'Good Offices', post-conflict peacebuilding, DDR/SSR, and Myanmar's political dynamics. Her work bridges academic research with practitioner engagement, emphasizing policy advice and dialogue facilitation across conflict divides.

Current Projects: Updating her book A Good Office? 20 years of UN mediation in Myanmar to include developments from 2012 onward, analyzing UN mediation strategies and comparative political transitions to inform Myanmar's peace process.

Affiliations: A core member of the Conflict, Security & Development Research Group (CSDRG) at King’s College, which focuses on conflict, security, and development research and policy.