The Mediator’s Studio: Mediating peace against all odds – Season 6 now available

Against a backdrop of escalating conflicts, how much space remains for peacemaking?

In season 6 of The Mediator’s Studio podcast, leading voices reveal their efforts to engage with conflict parties, broker dialogue, and resolve tensions.

Subscribe to The Mediator’s Studio on Apple, Spotify, or your favourite streaming platform to listen to the latest episodes and catch up on the captivating stories from our previous five seasons.

In five new episodes recorded at the Oslo Forum in June 2024, you’ll hear in-depth conversations with state diplomats navigating geopolitics in support of peace, a humanitarian paediatrician who stood up to the Obama administration, a government negotiator turned private mediator, and a veteran UN peacemaker who has endured the challenges of major mediation processes. Each week, a new episode will take you behind the scenes of negotiations to end some of the most violent conflicts of our time.

Listen to the first episode of season 6 featuring Nicholas Haysom, veteran mediator and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan:

The Mediator’s Studio is co-produced by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD).

We hope you enjoy Season 6 and the previous episodes. Tell us what you think by tweeting at our host Adam Cooper @adamtalkspeace or filling in this quick survey https://0lotay3liy7.typeform.com/to/BszSNdLf.