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  • Alumni Spotlight: Peter Quaranto on Stabilization, Global Fragility, and Peacebuilding

    Episode 6
    Published: 2019-10-29
    Length: 28:54
    Hosts: Peter Quaranto

    Peter Quaranto, a 2006 Notre Dame graduate and peace studies alum who works as a Senior Advisor for Peace and Security at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., talks with David Cortright, Director of Policy Studies and the Peace Accords Matrix project at the Kroc Institute. Peter discusses his career, the stabilization in international conflicts, global fragility, and how peace studies plays a role in his day-to-day work.

    Topics: Alumni, Global fragility, International conflict, Peace Studies

  • Nicholas Haysom on International Mediation

    Episode 29
    Published: 2020-12-01
    Length: 31:20
    Hosts: Laurie Nathan

    Laurie Nathan, Mediation Program director and professor of the practice of mediation, talks with Nicholas Haysom about his role as a mediator and lessons he's learned from mediating an end to high profile violent conflicts. Haysom is a South African lawyer, diplomat, and has served in a variety of roles for the United Nations. He currently holds the title of United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan.

     

    Topics: International conflict, Mediation, Violence

  • Peace Policy Spotlight: Global Counterterrorism Efforts on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

    Episode 43
    Published: 2021-09-02
    Length: 42:47
    Hosts: David Cortright

    The bitter irony of the Taliban taking control of Afghanistan on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks makes a re-evaluation of U.S. and global counterterrorism policy more urgent than ever. The latest issue of Peace Policy offers perspectives toward that end with essays by Alistair Millar and David Cortright on guidelines for more effective multilateral cooperation against global terrorism, by Lisa Schirch on peacebuilding principles for preventing violent extremism, and by Naureen Chowdhury Fink on the benefits and challenges of incorporating gender perspectives.

    In this podcast, David Cortright moderates a lively conversation among the authors. Read the full issue at peacepolicy.nd.edu.

    Topics: 9/11, Afghanistan, Counterterrorism, Extremism, Gender, International conflict, Taliban, Violence

  • Peace Policy Spotlight: The Continuing Challenge of Sanctions Policy Reform

    Episode 46
    Published: 2021-12-01
    Length: 51:19
    Hosts: George Lopez

    Professor George Lopez, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute, sits down with the authors of the articles appearing in the December 2021 issue of "Peace Policy" focused on sanctions policy reform in three distinct contexts: Iran, Syria, and Venezuela.

    Guests include Esfandyar Batmanhelidj, Founder and CEO of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation; Francisco Rodríguez, the 2021-22 International Affairs Fellow in International Economics at the Council for Foreign Relations and Director of Oil for Venezuela; and Annie Charif, program associate with The Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program and Syria project team.

    On December 6, you can read all articles in this issue at peacepolicy.nd.edu. You can also attend a virtual event on Dec. 6 aimed at discussing the humanitarian impact of sanctions. Learn more and register to attend at go.nd.edu/SanctionsEvent.

    You can also explore more work from the Sanctions and Security Project at sanctionsandsecurity.org.

    Topics: International conflict, Iran, Peace Policy, Sanctions, Sanctions and Security Project, Syria, Venezuela

  • Teaching Peace in Active and Post-Conflict Zones

    Episode 14
    Published: 2020-03-02
    Length: 43:40
    Hosts: George Lopez

    George Lopez talks with three other scholar-practitioners about how to teach peace studies in areas where there is active conflict or where conflict has just ended. This episode’s guests include Kroc Institute Visiting Research Fellow Josefina Echavarría Alvarez, Fr. Elias Omondi Opongo, Director of the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations, and Fr. Matthew Pagan,Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University of South Sudan. 

    Topics: International conflict, Peace Studies