PALACE ALLIANCE
Our Mission
PALACE Alliance develops localized, humanitarian and security systems that build deep contextual understanding, bring safety, reduce violence, and strengthen civilian institutions.
Regions of Focus
West Africa
North Africa
Middle East
Emerging Regions
The Seven Pillars
Documentation, Reporting & Reporter Training
Training local reporters to document abuses to an evidentiary standard — survivor-centered, do-no-harm, chain-of-custody discipline, locally owned reporting networks.
Advocacy & Accountability
Converting verified evidence into memorialization, decision-maker briefings, and referrals to domestic and international accountability mechanisms.
Early Warning Systems
Designing, installing, and validating communication networks for timely threat detection and lawful, coordinated response.
First-Responder Medical Readiness & Protective Mapping
Paramedic-level first-responder and mass-casualty training; protective mapping for humanitarian access; emergency action planning.
Security Training & Vulnerability Assessments
Defensive security training, threat and vulnerability assessments, and site hardening for vulnerable communities and places of worship.
Prevention, Mediation & Agricultural Resilience
Interest-based mediation, rapid dispute response, resource-competition solutions, and Foundations for Farming agricultural resilience.
Conflict-Systems Analysis & Strategy Testing
AI-enabled environment modeling and human-driven strategy testing to identify conflict drivers and test lawful, non-coercive interventions.
Lawful and defensive only. Survivor-centered and do-no-harm. Local ownership. Vetting and compliance in any engagement with authorities.
From local insight to durable protection.
Listen, Learn, Test
We begin with local knowledge, community relationships, and a clear understanding of the community environment.
Build Capacity
We provide training, planning, and advisory support that strengthens preparedness and response.
Sustain Locally
We support systems designed to remain accountable, lawful, and locally owned.
Our Directors
J.L. Miller
JL Miller leads PALACE Alliance with a decade of humanitarian-security planning experience, coordinating personnel and partner organizations to protect vulnerable communities. With graduate training in Operations Science and a Systems Engineering degree, he brings a disciplined, analytical approach to violence reduction and civilian resilience.
Derek Hanel
Derek Hanel brings two decades of leadership, advanced training, and human-performance development to PALACE Alliance. His work has centered on instruction and the preparation of personnel for demanding, high-responsibility environments, and on building mentorship and training programs at scale.
Ron Keidar
Ron Keidar brings more than two decades of protective-security and international-engagement experience to PALACE Alliance. His work spans executive protection, threat preparedness, and strategic security advising in complex environments, alongside leading American and Israeli security professionals. In recent years he has helped train law-enforcement agencies and civilian communities in threat awareness and protective readiness.
Support the work.
Your gift underwrites documentation, protection, and readiness for the communities we serve — lawful, survivor-centered, and locally owned.
PALACE Alliance is a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
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PALACE Alliance
A faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Address
Herndon, VA