Peter Greener is Senior Fellow at the Command and Staff College, New Zealand Defence Force, Trentham, Wellington. Professionally qualified as a psychotherapist, he has a Master of Public Policy from Victoria University of Wellington, and a PhD in Politics from the University of Auckland. Dr Greener joined the New Zealand Defence Force in 2008, having previously been Head of School, School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies at the Auckland University of Technology where he had been a senior staff member since 1997. Prior to joining AUT he had been Director of the Auckland Family Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre for some 12 years. Dr Greener has been a Visiting Fellow at the University of Bradford, and Fellow of the Asia Pacific College of Security Studies, Honolulu. From 1995–99 he was Chair of the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs.

Dr Greener’s research interests include the aetiology, management and resolution of conflict; post conflict development; and the politics of defence decision-making. He brings to these interests the perspective of his many years experience as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Dr Greener has edited and contributed to a number of books including Turning the tide—A New Approach to Conflict Resolution (2001); Push for Peace (2005); Legacy of Armistice—why Afghanistan? (2006); The Balkan Question—is there an answer in sight? (2007); and “very, very, very good friends”? New Zealand United States Relationships (2008). He was also a contributing author to The No-Nonsense Guide to Conflict and Peace (2005 and 2006).