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Jorrit Kamminga (born 1976) is Senior Consultant for Policy at RAINCLOUD, a global business and knowledge hub for the Defense + AI ecosystem. He specializes in AI ethics, global governance, and how responsible AI can be developed within the dual use and defense related industries.

Early life and education

Kamminga earned his Ph.D. in International Relations from the Faculty of Constitutional Law, Political Science, and Administration at the University of Valencia in July 2014.

Career

Academic and Research Focus

Dr. Kamminga specializes in the nexus between security and development, focusing particularly on Afghanistan and Colombia. He has worked as a research consultant for several organizations, including:

• The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• The German development agency GIZ
• The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

He was an Associate Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael between February 2012 and March 2023.

Professional Experience

After working in the political section of the Dutch Embassy in Madrid and with the International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) in Paris, London, Kabul, Kandahar and Lashkar Gah, Dr. Kamminga joined Oxfam. For more than six years, he worked for Oxfam in various positions, specializing in conflict transformation, inclusive peace and inclusive security in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestine, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

In January 2021 he left Oxfam and joined RAIN Defense + AI, the company behind RAINCLOUD, initially as Director of the Ethics division. Within RAINCLOUD, Kamminga actively shapes the discourse on preserving meaningful AI ethics amidst rapid technological advancements and geopolitical competition.

Media and Publications

Documentary Work

In addition to his research, policy analysis and advocacy work, in 2009 Dr. Kamminga produced the documentary Afghanistan, Land of Wonders, about the experiences of Russian veterans (Afgantsy in Russian) during the Soviet invasion.

In 2011, he worked on Angry Young Men?, a four-episode series of videos about the inspirations and challenges of Afghan youth in Kabul and beyond.

Graphic Stories and Books

In 2020, Dr. Kamminga worked on the story and script of the graphic story Zahra: A policewoman in Afghanistan. For that publication, he worked together with Cristina Durán and Miguel Ángel Giner, a Spanish artistic couple who won the Spanish Comic Prize in 2019.

In 2021, his Dutch book ‘Thanks for nothing Bin Laden: 20 years of the Netherlands in Afghanistan’ was published by Jalapeño Books.

References

1. "RAINCLOUD Team". RAINCLOUD. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
2. Kamminga, Jorrit (2013). "Towards an International Economic Security Regime for Alternative Development in Illicit Drug Producing Countries: Exploring International Support for Alternative Livelihoods in Colombia". University of Valencia. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
3. Kamminga, Jorrit (2015). "Chapter 2: Alternative Development". World Drug Report - 2015 (PDF) (Report). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
4. Bulletin on Narcotics (PDF). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 2017. ISBN 978-92-1-148303-1. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
5. Kamminga, Jorrit (2022). "Booklet 5: Drugs and the Environment". World Drug Report - 2022 (PDF) (Report). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Retrieved Dec 23, 2024.
6. Kamminga, Jorrit (2023). "Practical Guide on Alternative Development and the Environment". Practical Guide 2023 (PDF) (Report). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Retrieved Dec 23, 2024.
7. Kamminga, Jorrit. "About the life-cycle assessment of illict drugs - and why we urgently need a green drug policy". GPDPD. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
8. IOB evaluation – Inconvenient realities (PDF) (Report). Independent Office of Evaluation (IOB). 2020. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
9. IOB Evaluatie: Tussen wens en werkelijkheid (Report) (in Dutch). Independent Office of Evaluation (IOB). 2023. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
10. "Author - Jorrit Kamminga". Clingendael Spectator. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
11. ‘Leading the Way’: Women driving peace and security in Afghanistan, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Yemen (Report). Oxfam. 2021. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
12. Because She Matters: Ensuring women’s meaningful participation in peacebuilding in Afghanistan (Report). Oxfam. 2020. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
13. Behind closed doors: The risk of denying women a voice in determining Afghanistan's future (Report). Oxfam. 2014. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
14. Fontes, Robin; Kamminga, Jorrit (March 24, 2024). "Ukraine A Living Lab for AI Warfare". National Defense Magazine. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
15. ^ Kamminga, Jorrit (Sep 27, 2022). "More Than a Bicycle Brake on a Missile: AI Ethics in Defense". War on the Rocks. Retrieved Dec 17, 2024.
16. "Angry Young Men in Afghanistan? - Episode I". L.I.S.A. Wissenschafts Portal. Nov 12, 2012. Retrieved Dec 18, 2024.
17. Duran, Cristina; Kamminga, Jorrit (2020). Zahra: A policewoman in Afghanistan. Oxfam. ISBN 978-1-78748-695-9. Retrieved Dec 18, 2024.
18. "'El día 3', de Cristina Durán, Miguel Ángel Giner y Laura Ballester, Premio Nacional del Cómic 2019". Ministerio de Cultura (in Spanish). Nov 12, 2019. Retrieved Dec 18, 2018.
19. Kamminga, Jorrit (2021). Je wordt bedankt, Bin Laden (in Dutch). Jalapeño Books. ISBN 9789493137028. Retrieved Dec 18, 2024.

External links

• RAIN Defense + AI, Official Website

• 1976 births
• Living people
• Dutch political scientists
• University of Groningen alumni