All Things Policy Behind the Scenes of Conflict Mediation
In this episode of All Things Policy, Pakistan researcher Aishwaria Sonavane speaks with peace mediation expert Ameya Kilara. Drawing on her experience facilitating dialogues between India and Pakistan, as well as in Syria, Kilara discusses what the day-to-day work of mediation actually looks like beyond the negotiating table. The conversation explores how mediators operate in low-trust environments between stakeholders and the patterns they often notice in peace efforts that policymakers sometimes overlook. The episode also reflects on whether the idea of a “peace process” still holds in today’s geopolitical climate, and how social media and domestic political pressures are reshaping the possibilities for conflict resolution.
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