Ida Manton

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Advisor, trainer and lecturer specialising in international negotiations, mediation and conflict resolution. Supported governments, international organisations and academic institutions with negotiation strategies and training. Worked across Europe, Central Asia and the Balkans with a focus on diplomacy, identity-based conflict and institutional capacity-building

Key Skills & Expertise

International negotiation & mediation strategies
Capacity-building for ministries, diplomatic academies & international organizations
Published author on negotiation, identity conflict and peacebuilding in multilateral and multicultural settings

Experience

Senior Advisor for PACE Global Strategies (USA), Just Access (Germany), Diplomacy Dialogue (Switzerland), 3C Consulting (North Macedonia)
Visiting Professor, University of Economics (VŠE), Prague
Trainer & Advisor for the OSCE, EU, NATO Defense College, and Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
Negotiation trainings for Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Czech Republic, Switzerland, Estonia, Poland, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Qatar
PIN & POINT Network Member (Processes of International Negotiations & Programme on International Negotiation Training)
Capacity-building for civil servants for EU Presidencies (Malta, Romania, Croatia)
Extensive experience in PR, Advocacy, Storytelling and Media Literacy, including trainings, guidebooks and book chapters
Contributor to several publications, reference guides and policy platforms including the OSCE, PIN Points, ResPublica; co-author of “Ukraine: Putin’s War for Russia’s Near Abroad” with Amb. John Maresca, former US diplomat and key CSCE negotiator

Education

MA, Diplomacy & International Relations – Leiden University & Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands
BA, Comparative Literature & English Language – Saints Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
Memory Studies Certificate Programme (ongoing) – Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium