Henri Myrttinen has a PhD in Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. His thesis was on masculinities and urban violence in Timor-Leste. Henri has published extensively on issues of gender, peace and security, including co-editing the book 'Sexed Pistols – The Gendered Impacts of Small Arms and Light Weapons'. He was Head of Gender and Peacebuilding in International Alert between 2012 and 2019. He has worked for numerous NGOs and research institutions, focusing mostly on southeast Asia but also on sub-Saharan Africa as well as central and eastern Europe. He is a Co-Investigator in the Gender, Justice and Security Hub, in which CGDS is a partner.