Researching Peace: A Podcast Conversation with Bridget Conley
By Marc Eliot Stein, October 28, 2026, World BEYOND War On Episode 89 of the World BEYOND War podcast, we invited Bridget Conley, Research Director
By Marc Eliot Stein, October 28, 2026, World BEYOND War On Episode 89 of the World BEYOND War podcast, we invited Bridget Conley, Research Director
I fled my country for many reasons, including insecurity, persistent conflict, and hatred in my village. In my hometown of Kiliba, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), life had become unbearable. #WorldBEYONDWar
“Beyond Borders” is the theme of World BEYOND War’s #NoWar2026 online conference next month. To preview this conference, I spoke with Khawaja Hammad Akbar, a peace builder in Pakistan who will be leading a panel on case studies of militarized borders and demilitarized zones with speakers from Korea, Gaza and the US/Mexico border. #WorldBEYONDWar
Jhay de Jesus, World BEYOND War’s organizer for Asia, talks about the political, social and activist environment in the Philippines, his background in university politics in Manila, and his current work interacting with peace groups and activists all over Asia. #WorldBEYONDWar
Episode 85 of the World BEYOND War podcast is a conversation with Annachiara Canetta, our organizer for Europe. #WorldBEYONDWar
We invited Sahar Khan, expert in military bases and South Asia, to talk about the alarming news of multiple bombings and attacks on all sides in the Persian Gulf and near the Strait of Hormuz following the incredibly misguided and reckless USA/Israel rush to war against Iran that began this month. #WorldBEYONDWar
We’re kicking off a new year for the World BEYOND War podcast by talking to Alicia Cabezudo, peace educator in Rosario, Argentina and board member at World BEYOND War. #WorldBEYONDWar
“Colonialism didn’t end with the raising of African flags,” Sellah King’oro told me as we celebrated “Imagine Africa Beyond War”, a regional peace conference with speakers from more than 17 countries last month. #worldbeyondwar
Marc Eliot Stein and Tommaso Delfanti examine various controversies about why the war between Russia and Ukraine began, and how the disaster can be possibly ended. #WorldBEYONDWar