Today’s guest will help us explore this question, as well as the current state of immigration in the US, the areas where both Democrats and Republicans are getting things wrong, and why increasing empathy is necessary to create change.  Jason De León is a Professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o and Central American Studies at UCLA, Executive Director of the Undocumented Migration Project, and the author of the award-winning book “The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant...

What is prison abolition, and what does it have to do with world peace? Today’s guests help us dig into this question, tackle some common misconceptions about prison abolition, and hear what restorative justice looks like first-hand. Catherine Besteman is the Francis F. Bartlett and Ruth K. Bartlett Professor of Anthropology at Colby College, whose research and activism addresses the intersection of race, mobility, security, neoliberalism and carcerality, with a goal of exploring pathways...

What if the inequalities and exploitation that are destroying the environment are also driving conflict? Today’s guests help us understand how preventing conflict and responding to the climate crisis actually go hand in hand: Tatiana Garavito Ibañez is a facilitator, organizer, and lifelong student dedicated to exploring the intersections of migration, race, and climate justice. She co-leads care and repair initiatives at Tipping Point UK. Tatiana divides her time between her home country,...

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...

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...

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...

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. Episode 1 launches September 24th. Disrupting Peace is a production of The World Peace Foundation. Find out more at worldpeacefoundation.org.