#42 Evolving Threats to Nuclear Security – with Lars van Dassen
What are the most acute threats to nuclear security and how are they evolving? How does nuclear security relate to non-proliferation and disarmament? In this episode we talk to Lars van Dassen, who is executive director of the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) in Vienna.
This episode is presented in collaboration with the Alva Myrdal Centre for nuclear disarmament.
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#41 The Iranian Nuclear Issue – with Stephan Klement
In this episode we discuss the Iranian nuclear issue with Ambassador Stephan Klement, who is the EU Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.
He has been a part of the nuclear negotiations with Iran for more than 20 years and is a Special Advisor for the Iranian nuclear issue in the European External Action Service.
Since Stephan holds two doctoral degrees, in International Law and in Physics, we also zoom in on the interdisciplinary aspect.
This episode is produced in co-operation with the Alva Myrdal Centre for nuclear disarmament: uu.se/amc
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#40 A Journey Connecting Mental Health and Peace – with Karen Brounéus
In this episode, Karen Brounéus, professor in peace and conflict research and clinical psychologist, takes us on a journey from grassroots work to the bird's-eye view of research and policy and back again. Karen’s research helps us think more deeply about the intrinsic link between mental health and conflict reduction.
Her new Uppsala Initiative for Global Mental Health and Peace includes a project in Tigray, Ethiopia, developing an evidence-based approach to treat post-war depression, and a project with Mindfulness-based stress reduction in Sweden.
#Research #MentalHealth #PeaceAndConflict
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#39 The Challenge and Potential of Conflict Data – with Therese Pettersson
In this episode UCDP Research coordinator Therese Pettersson discusses their newly released data for the year 2024. She also walks us through how the Uppsala Conflict Data Program ensures the quality of the datasets and how they tacke key challenges in data collection.
Further resources:
A special data feature in which the UCDP team discusses the data is available open access on the Journal of Peace Research website.
We also recommend the latest episode of PRIO's Peace in a Pod, which asks what the rise in global conflict means for children in the affected areas.
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#38 AI, Peace and International Law – with Mary Ellen O’Connell
This special episode features the talk by Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell from the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, which she gave at the inaugural Peter Wallensteen Lecture on 20 May 2025 in Uppsala. This new lecture series honours our founder Professor Peter Wallensteen.
The talk begins with a critique of the current reliance on deterrence theory. Professor O’Connell then proceeds to argue how AI research and state funds should be reoriented from deterrence towards self-defence based on the principles of international law. We found the talk thought-provoking and hope you too will find it stimulating!
Mary Ellen O’Connell is the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and Professor of International Peace Studies—Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Her work is in the areas of international law on the use of force, international dispute resolution, and international legal theory. Her current work is on AI in the military domain.
Om Researching Peace - a podcast by Uppsala University
Why do armed conflicts happen? How can we achieve lasting peace? In the Researching Peace podcast, you will meet the leading researchers in peace and conflict research and other experts in the field.
Researching Peace is produced by the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Some episodes are produced in collaboration with the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament and focus on issues of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
The views expressed in the podcast are those of each contributor and do not represent the official position of either the University or the Department.
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