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Disrupting Peace

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Frequency: 1 episode/20d. Total Eps: 35

Disrupting Peace explores why peace hasn’t worked, and how it still could. In each episode, Bridget Conley, research director at the World Peace Foundation, speaks with a researcher specializing in one obstacle to peace, and an activist who’s changing systems from the ground up. Together they explore what worked, what didn’t, and why we shouldn’t give up.

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Introducing Disrupting Peace

Season 1

Friday, July 26, 2024 • Duration 02:55

Disrupting Peace is a production of The World Peace Foundation. Find out more at worldpeacefoundation.org.

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AI & Autonomous Weapons Today

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 • Duration 26:01

Are we already living in the sci fi future where weapons decide who to kill?

In this conversation, we explore how AI and autonomous weapons are being used today, specifically in places like Ukraine and Gaza. Bridget speaks with two leaders in research and activism to find out why they’re concerned, and how we can regain hope.

Laura Bruun is a Researcher in the Governance of Artificial Intelligence Programme within the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. She focuses on how emerging military technologies, especially autonomous weapons and military AI, intersect with international humanitarian law. Find out more about her work by searching for “emerging military technologies” at sipri.org. You can also check out their podcast, Responsible A.I. for Peace and Security.

Sai Borouthu is a researcher on the Automated Decision Research team at Stop Killer Robots, and is based out of New Delhi, India. In her role, she researches the legal, social, and policy implications of automated decision-making. Find out more about her work at stopkillerrobots.org.

Special thanks to Jeremy Helton, Lisa Avery, B. Arneson, Alex de Waal, and the team from the Tufts Digital Design Studio, including Kimberly Lynn Forero-Arnias, and Miles Donovan.

Find out more about the World Peace Foundation at worldpeacefoundation.org, and

The Arms Trade - Let’s Talk About Big Weapons

Season 1 · Episode 2

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 • Duration 24:10

In this episode, we’re talking about big weapons: bombs and the weapon systems that convey them. We dive deep into the military industrial complex and explore what it will take to rein in both nuclear and conventional weapons on a global scale.

Bridget speaks with two of the leading activists and researchers on nuclear and conventional weapons, respectively:

Ray Acheson is a writer and organizer against war, militarism, and the arms trade, and in support of the abolition of the carceral system and other structures of state violence. They are the Director of Reaching Critical Will, the disarmament programme of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, which is the world's oldest feminist peace organization. And they also served on the steering group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Find out more about Ray at rayacheson.com.

Bill Hartung is a Senior Research Fellow with the Quincy Institute, and a leading researcher and activist on U.S. major conventional weapons systems. He literally wrote the book on Lockheed Martin, which is the top defense company in the world. He has analyzed decades of US arms sales policies, and regularly offers expert insights to major US news outlets. You can stay on top of Bill’s work at quincyinst.org.

Special thanks to Jeremy Helton, Lisa Avery, B. Arneson, Alex de Waal, and the team from the Tufts Digital Design Studio, including Kimberly Lynn Forero-Arnias, and Miles Donovan.

Find out more about the World Peace Foundation at , and .

We Thought We Solved World Peace

Season 1 · Episode 1

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 • Duration 33:05

When host Bridget Conley was a college student in the 90s, there was this air of optimism. It might sound crazy to say now, but she and her colleagues honestly believed they had solved world peace.

In this first episode of Disrupting Peace, Bridget speaks with Yale law professor Sam Moyn and South African activist Mamello about what went wrong in the 90s, and what it would take to turn things around by 2050.

Sam Moyn is Professor of Law and History at Yale Law School, and co-host of “Digging a Hole: the legal theory podcast.” He’s written several books that complicate key tenets of peacebuilding, including human rights, liberalism, economic equality, and the laws of war. Follow Sam Moyn on X at @samuelmoyn.

Mamello is head of campaigns at the South Africa-based organization, Open Secrets. Open Secrets holds the profiteers of economic crime, human rights abuses, and war to account. She was one year old when Nelson Mandela was elected president in 1994, and grew up amidst massive political change in South Africa. Find out more about Mamello and Open Secrets at opensecrets.org.za.

Disrupting Peace is a production of The World Peace Foundation. The show is produced by Bridget Conley and Emily Shaw. Recording assistance by Jacob Winik, with mixing by Aja Simpson and Jacob Winik. Marketing and social media by Kelsey Henquinet. Show artwork by Simon Fung.

Special thanks to Jeremy Helton, Lisa Avery, B. Arneson, Alex de Waal, and the team from the Tufts Digital Design Studio, including Kimberly Lynn Forero-Arnias, and Miles Donovan.

Find out more about the World Peace Foundation at worldpeacefoundation.org, and .

Costa Rica: How To Be President If You Don’t Have A Military

Season 2 · Episode 5

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 • Duration 26:09

What's it like to lead without a military? In this episode, we focus on Costa Rica, and explore what happens when a country abolishes its military, Costa Rica’s approach to domestic security, and the ways that having a military can increase violence and instability in a country…Plus we’ll have our first former president on the show!

Carlos Alvarado Quesada served as President of Costa Rica from 2018 to 2022. While president, he focused on combating climate change, defending human rights, democracy, and multilateralism, which is when countries cooperate to solve problems. Carlos currently teaches graduate courses on leadership at the Fletcher School at Tufts University, where the World Peace Foundation is based. Follow Carlos on Instagram @carlosalvq.

Jorge Vargas is Director of the State of the Nation Program in Costa Rica. As an academic researcher, he focuses on state reform and democracy in Central America. Find out more about Jorge’s work at estadonacion.or.cr.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) study we referenced can be found at www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/2404_fs_milex_2023.pdf

Check out “The Arms Trade - Let’s Talk About Big Weapons” and “AI & Autonomous Weapons Today” from Season 1 for more about militarization.

Disrupting Peace is a production of the World Peace Foundation. The show is produced by Bridget Conley and Emily Shaw. Engineering by Jacob Winik and Aja Simpson. Marketing and Social media by Emily Ruhm. Show artwork by Simon Fung.

Syria: How Do You Rebuild After a Dictator?

Season 2 · Episode 4

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 • Duration 34:27

How does a country rebuild after overthrowing a dictator?

On December 8, 2024, armed forces led by Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham overthrew the Assad regime, which had ruled as a corrupt and brutal dictatorship in Syria for over 50 years.

For now, the country is in an in-between phase – what was is gone, but it’s not yet clear what’s coming next. In this episode, we explore what it was like on the ground in the weeks after the Assad regime fell, why it was necessary to have some continuity with the former government, and key areas where Syria remains vulnerable.

Mohammad Kanfash is a PhD candidate at the Center for Conflict Studies at Utrecht University, where he focuses on State-Society relations in post-conflict areas in Syria. He also works on sanctions. Follow Mohammad on Linkedin, and learn more about his work at www.uu.nl/medewerkers/MKanfash

Ali Aljasem is a researcher at the Centre for Conflict Studies at Utrecht University focusing on paramilitary groups in Syria and on humanitarian aid. Ali visited Syria one week after Assad was defeated. Follow Ali on Linkedin, and learn more about his work at www.uu.nl/medewerkers/AAljasem

Note: we recorded this interview in late January. Since then the former leader of the victorious rebel group, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was officially appointed interim President, an interim Constitution has been crafted, and there has been large-scale violence led by Assad loyalists.

Disrupting Peace is a production of The World Peace Foundation. The show is produced by Bridget Conley and Emily Shaw. Engineering by Jacob Winik and Aja Simpson. Marketing and Social media by Emily Ruhm. Show artwork by Simon Fung.

Special thanks to Jeremy Helton, Lisa Avery, B. Arneson, and Alex de Waal, and the team from the Tufts Digital Design Studio, including Kimberly Lynn Forero-Arnias, and Miles Donovan.

South Korea: Successfully Opposing Presidential Overreach

Season 2 · Episode 3

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 • Duration 26:06

Sustaining a democracy often looks mundane. It includes managing different stakeholders, crafting policy, debating nuances and compromising. Ending a democracy can be dramatic: and it almost happened on December 3, 2024 when the president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, attempted to declare martial law during a televised address.

In this episode, we’ll hear a first-hand account of what happened on the ground that night, and discuss how a political opposition can successfully overturn a president’s power grab.

Jiho Cha is a member of the South Korean Parliament, in the opposition, Democratic Party. By training he is a physician, and has worked in global health and humanitarian affairs. Follow Jiho on Instagram @chajiho_oh and on Linkedin.

Myunghee Lee is an expert on authoritarian politics, democratization, protest and foreign policy in East Asia. She is an Assistant Professor of political science at Michigan State University. Find out more about her work at https://jmc.msu.edu/faculty-staff/directory/Lee.html

Special thanks to Jeremy Helton, Lisa Avery, B. Arneson, and Alex de Waal, and the team from the Tufts Digital Design Studio, including Kimberly Lynn Forero-Arnias, and Miles Donovan.

Find out more about the World Peace Foundation at worldpeacefoundation.org. Follow us on Bluesky at worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social, and on Instagram @worldpeacefdtn.

Iceland: Lessons From The World’s Leader in Gender Equality

Season 2 · Episode 2

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 • Duration 32:08

What can we learn about building and sustaining a women’s movement from arguably the world’s leaders: Icelandic feminists?

To kick off the season, we’re focusing on Iceland, the country ranked number one for gender equality for 15 years in a row. Together, we explore what makes Iceland unique, how younger generations are pushing the feminist agenda forward, and why limiting freedom around parental leave has increased equality in this volcanic, Nordic country.

Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir is a Professor of International Affairs at the University of Iceland. Her research includes Icelandic and feminist foreign policy, national security, and reproductive rights. Find out more about Silja’s work at: https://english.hi.is/staff/sbo

Tatjana Latinović has lived in Iceland since 1994, when she relocated there from Croatia. She is a Vice President of Intellectual Property at Ossur, a medical device company. But most relevant to this conversation, she’s a human rights activist, focusing on feminist and immigrant issues in Iceland, and is the current President of the Icelandic Women's Rights Association. Find out more about Tatiana’s work at: https://kvenrettindafelag.is

Special thanks to Jeremy Helton, my colleagues, Lisa Avery, B. Arneson, and Alex de Waal, and the team from the Tufts Digital Design Studio, including Kimberly Lynn Forero-Arnias, and Miles Donovan.

Find out more about the World Peace Foundation at worldpeacefoundation.org. Follow us on Bluesky at worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social, and on Instagram at .

Introducing Season 2: Lessons from Global Resistance

Season 2 · Episode 1

Thursday, February 27, 2025 • Duration 03:03

In Season 2 of Disrupting Peace, we are looking around the world – and here in the US – to learn about how people resist efforts to concentrate political power. In each episode, host Bridget Conley, research director at the World Peace Foundation, speaks with local experts on the history and practicalities of resistance. Together they explore what works, what doesn’t, and why we shouldn’t give up.

Season 2 launches on March 11th.

Disrupting Peace is a production of the World Peace Foundation. Find out more at worldpeacefoundation.org.

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Bridget: Imagine you are president of the United States. It's a little bigger than Costa Rica. What would happen if the US abolished, you know, got rid of its military? How would that be possible and what would that change in the world?

Jorge: Frankly speaking, I could not envisage any scenario in which the US can disarm itself. At least not on my senses. Maybe if I am high… [laughter]

I could think about it because it's not a problem of a specific institution, but it's a problem of changing the global order.

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I’m Bridget Conley, research director at the World Peace Foundation, and host of “Disrupting Peace”, a podcast about why peace hasn’t worked, and how it still could.

Today, it’s clear the US is backsliding when it comes to democracy and human rights. And it’s not just us. There’s a global shift towards concentrating power in the hands of an ever-smaller group of men – and it's nearly always men – at the top.

So this season, we’re looking at examples of resistance from six countries to see what we can learn. Scholars, activists, and politicians will help us understand how leaders attempt to concentrate power and how people fight back.

We’ll ask what we can learn from Iceland about sustaining a gender equality movement.

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