Discussing peace in the age of chaos with Global Peace Index created Steve Killelea
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This week, our Co-President, Helena, speaks with Steve Killelea about the topic of his latest book, Peace in the Age of Chaos. The book is available at a 40% discount to OxSID members. Send us a message to receive the discount code! Expect discussion of the application of systems thinking to sustainable development; the relationship between peace, conflict and prosperity; the pandemic’s effects on terrorism; and how we can create more resilient societies in an age of unprecedented global change. A Luxembourg Peace Prize winner and two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Steve is the creator of the Global Peace Index, the world's leading measure of peace that ranks 163 countries by their relative levels of peacefulness each year and provides data-driven insights into the state of global peacefulness and its economic value. Podcast by Helena Holter. Music by Lorcan Cudlip Cook. Find out more about the Oxford Society for International Development at oxsid.org
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