 Headquartered in London, with a European office in The Hague, International Alert has staff based in 19 countries partnering with over 800 organizations on projects designed to shape policies and practices to advance peace and working with people directly affected by international conflict.Alert's principal geographic areas of operation are Africa, Asia and the Middle East, but it is also currently supporting peace activities in Colombia, the South Caucasus and Ukraine.Cavanaugh is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (New York), the International Institute for Strategic Studies (London), and the American Foreign Service Association (Washington).