The Peace Production
The Peace Production
Organization for World Peace
Welcome to the Peace Production, a new podcast from the Organization for World Peace. In this podcast, we explore issues of human security and conflict in depth and suggest ways in which we as a society can resolve these issues through non-violent means.
Episode 24 Myanmar Crisis
Co-hosts Andrew and Sheetal are joined by an Australian expert, Nick Cheesman, to discuss the current military coup in Myanmar and the country's possible future. The duo then speaks to a Burmese- Australian activist, Sophia Sarkis, who is pushing Western governments to condemn the illegal coup. 
May 9, 2021
48 min
Episode 23 - Tragedy in the Mediterranean
On this week's podcast, Andrew Bernstein speaks with Mattea Weihe, spokesperson and cultural mediator for Sea Watch, about the plight of refugees in the Mediterranean and Sea Watch's efforts to save them. 
Feb 22, 2021
48 min
Episode 22 - The United States, Iran and Venezuela's Survival: What and Who Next?
In this week's episode of the Peace Production, Katherine Everest speaks with Dr Rodrigo Acuña, expert on Latin American politics, about Venezuela's global alliances with Iran, China and Russia, how Venezuela's historical role in the region plays a part in the United States' treatment of the nation, and what foreign policy could look like under a Biden presidency. 
Dec 23, 2020
41 min
Episode 21 - No Refuge for Refugees
In this week’s episode of the Peace Production, the podcast team speaks with Dr Serena Parekh, author of ‘No Refuge: Ethics and The Global Refugee Crisis’ about where responsibility lies when it comes to refugees, and how the world can address the issue from a better moral standpoint.
Nov 11, 2020
49 min
Episode 20 - Australia Failing Its First Peoples with High Incarceration Rates
In this week’s edition of the Peace Production, the podcast team draw on the expertise of Human Rights Law Centre Senior Lawyer, Shahleena Musk, and Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury and Charities, Andrew Leigh, to discover the potential causes behind the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and children in prisons across Australia, as well possible solutions to address the issue.
Sep 14, 2020
35 min
Episode 19 - The Importance of Democratizing Diplomacy
In this week’s edition of the Peace Production, Monica Sager and Katherine Everest speak with Paul Lachelier, Founder and Director of Learning Life, to learn of the organization's aspirations to shift away from traditional diplomacy, and why this is important.
Jul 27, 2020
32 min
Episode 18 - The Latest Global Peace Index from the Institute for Economics & Peace
In this week’s edition of the Peace Production Andrew Bernstein, and Monica Sager speak with Michael Collins, The Americas Executive Director for the Institute for Economics & Peace, on key findings within the Institute’s latest Global Peace Index for 2020.
Jul 15, 2020
35 min
Episode 17 - China, the US and the WHO
This week, Andrew Bernstein, Monica Sager and Katherine Everest discuss US-China relations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they manifest in the discourse surrounding the WHO and the WTO. 
Jun 15, 2020
38 min
Episode 16 - Food Insecurity and the Coronavirus
This week, Andrew Bernstein and Monica Sager discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on a pervasive and seemingly intractable issue: food insecurity.
Jun 1, 2020
35 min
Episode 15 - Fake News and the Coronavirus
In this week's edition of the Peace Production, Monica Sager and OWP political scientist, Andrew Bernstein, explore the interplay of two pandemics: fake news and the coronavirus. 
May 11, 2020
30 min
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