Ukraine, Sarajevo: Healing Trauma of War. The host for this show is Phyllis Blees. The guest is Laurie Marshall. Envisioning positive futures together is a key skill to surviving and thriving in the 21st century. Creativity is a birthright. We each need to use our genius to heal our heartbreak. With a clear vision, like […]
United Ukraine — we Can Win World we Want (Cooper UNion)
Beauty and Bravery Beat Barbarity. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guest is Taras Tsymbrivskyy. United Ukraine shares what’s possible when we decide we can win the world we want through acts of beauty and bravery over barbarity. United Ukraine explores the state of self-determination in face of invasion by Russia, and […]
Human – Humane (Humane Architecture)
Hosts from and at the opposite ends of the world reflect since world has changed forever with the Russian regime having started to attack – not just being bad enough with the Ukrainian military, but also the built environment with preschools, hospitals and apartments designed to give shelter to human being. How an immediate change […]
A Peacemaker Talks About Civil Disruption (Community Matters)
Just How Likely is this in our United States. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Adler. Peter Adler, mediator, talks about a piece he wrote for a mediator blog (www.mediate.com). We focus on the prospects for civil disruption in the U.S. a subject in his recent novel, DEFIANCE AT […]
Women, Peace and Security in North Asia (Global Connections)
A Conversation with Betsy Kamamura. The host for this show is Carlos Juarez. The guest is Betsy Kawamura. Betsy Kawamura is founder of Women4NonViolence and she discusses sexual gender-based violence in north and northeast Asia. She discusses the role of the international community, the UN, and NGOs. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is […]
War Vs. Diplomacy (Law Across The Sea)
Who Wins. The host for this show is Mark Shklov. The guest is David Strand. We discuss David Strand’s recent Star Advertiser editorial, in light of the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, advocating against war and for diplomacy, his views of the United States’ military involvement in other countries and war in general, and the […]
Alternatives to violence in Israel (History is Here to Help)
Are there any realistic options. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Peter Hoffenberg and Lee Gordon. Peter Hoffenberg and Lee Gordon help us understand the alternatives to violence in Israel and whether there any realistic options. We discuss the history of violence in Israel and the origins […]
Different paths in transitional justice (Transitional Justice)
Taking communities into account. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Nicolás Süssmann-Herrán. Transitional justice establishes an interesting alternative for reconciliation, nevertheless there are different paths to achieve this goal. Usually people think about courts as the only mechanism for transitional justice, but which is the best path? […]
Imagining Peace with the DPRK (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Simon Lee, accidental diplomat. The host for this episode is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest for this episode is Sangmin ‘Simon’ Lee. This episode explores an incredible figment from the life of Sangmin “Simon” Lee, a retired US State Department diplomat who served over 21 years around the globe as a Foreign Service Officer. Simon […]
Transitional justice in Cambodia (Transitional Justice)
Lessons from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Sam Oeun SOK and Sopheakmonica (Monica) SOK. During the 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, at least 1.7 million people died from starvation, torture, execution, genocide, and forced labour. The end of the Khmer Rouge […]