Conflict, Power & Persuasion Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation

With seven award-nominated albums to his name, Emmanuel has collaborated and performed alongside musical legends like Lauryn Hill, Peter Gabriel, Ed Sheeran, Joss Stone, and Alicia Keys, marking his presence at global events including Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday Concert, Live 8, and the One Concert for the Dalai Lama.

His journey from child soldier to the world stage is captured in his autobiography and the award-winning documentary "Warchild." Emmanuel’s acting talents were also showcased alongside Reese Witherspoon in "The Good Lie”.

As a dedicated peace ambassador, Emmanuel founded Gua Africa (GWA), providing educational support to those affected by war in East Africa, and spearheaded the 'We Want Peace' campaign, securing backing from global
figures like George Clooney, Kofi Annan, and Richard Branson. His relentless pursuit of peace has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Vaclav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent and the Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Award.

In this episode of Conflict, Power, and Persuasion, Emmanuel shares lessons and philosophies from his experiences as a refugee and child soldier, as detailed in his new book: My Life is Art. He discusses how life, much like a canvas, is shaped by our actions and experiences, offering his principles for overcoming adversity.

Links:

Emmanuel's Website

Emmanuel's Ted Talk

My Life Is Art

Emmanuel’s Books on Amazon

Gua Africa

We Want Peace Campaign

Movie: The Good Lie



In this podcast, we feature tracks from Emmanuel Jal
including 'Warchild' and 'Baaki Wara' from his album 'Warchild.' You can listen
to the entire album on Spotify here: Warchild
Album on Spotify.

Aqeela Sherrills is a seasoned activist with over three decades of
dedication to community safety and healing from violence in underserved areas.


In 1992, he notably brokered a historic peace agreement between the rival gangs, the Bloods and the Crips. He's a nationally acknowledged expert in victim services and community-driven public safety. Aqeela co-founded the
Community-Based Public Safety Collective and spearheaded the Newark Community Street Team initiative. Under his leadership, Newark saw a significant drop in its homicide rate from 2015 to 2019.

Beyond his on-ground efforts, Aqeela has advised The International Association of Chiefs of Police and is renowned for
his expertise in gang violence intervention, restorative justice, and trauma healing. He's also a skilled facilitator, life coach, and mediator.

In this episode of Conflict, Power, and Persuasion, Aqeela
takes us on a journey into the heart of community violence. You can feel his passion as he recounts growing up amidst the turbulent backdrop of the 1980s, in south Los Angeles,  the profound impact it had on him, and his relentless drive to intervene and prevent further community violence.

Aqeela has been a trailblazer in this arena for decades, and he shares invaluable insights on effective strategies and the necessary shifts needed to reshape the narrative surrounding street violence.

 

Links:

Malcolm X Autobiography

Amer-I-Can

Snowfall Series

Newark Community Street Team

EJ USA Trauma to Trust Initiative 

Community Based Public Safety Collective

Dag Nylander is a Norwegian diplomat, and is currently the
director the Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution (NOREF). Prior to joining NOREF, he was director and head of the Section for Peace and Reconciliation in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Throughout his career, he has held several diplomatic positions, most notably as a mediator and Norwegian
special envoy to Colombia. From 2010 to 2016 he led the Norwegian facilitation of the peace process between the Colombian government and the FARC. This work built on the foundations laid from 2006 to 2008, when he headed the Norwegian embassy in Bogotá. In 2017 he was appointed the United Nations Secretary-General’s personal representative on the border controversy between Venezuela and Guyana. Dag is a jurist by education and has practiced both as a lawyer and an assistant judge.

Some topics discussed include:


Dag’s insights on the most crucial actions a mediator can take to ensure a successful outcome.
Crafting a secure environment for participants, considering political, legal, and physical aspects.
Cultivating trust between the parties and the mediator, and the pivotal role this plays in the mediation's success.
Navigating the ethical complexities of stakeholder inclusivity while keeping the process efficient.
The transformative impact of placing victims at the heart of peace talks.
The necessity of addressing victim justice for enduring peace.
An exploration of Track Two diplomacy, its effectiveness, and best practices within peace processes.
And much more


Links:

Out of the Jungle, by Dag Nylander and Tove Gravdal

Alexandra Zimmerman founded and chairs the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force. She's also a member of several IUCN groups, including the Asian Elephant Specialist Group, the Cat Specialist Group, SOS Technical
Advisory Board, and the Conservation Advisory Board of Elephant Family. In addition, Alexandra serves as a Senior Advisor on Human-Wildlife Conflict to the World Bank and is a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU).

Some topics discussed include:


How human-wildlife conflicts can escalate and when
reconciliation becomes essential.
The limitations of "cut and paste" solutions, even
for identical species in similar regions.
Five guiding principles for addressing Human-Wildlife
conflict.
The collaborative nature of addressing Human-Wildlife issues
across sectors and disciplines.
The role of Human-Wildlife conflict in peace processes and
the unique opportunities it offers.
The readiness of the Human-Wildlife Conflict field to tackle
the impacts of climate change.
The goal of “co-existence” between humans and wildlife, and
what it looks like.
The importance of bridging the fields of conservation and
conflict resolution.
And much more!

Links:

IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence
Specialist Group

IUCN Human Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence
Library

IUCN SSC Guidelines on Human-Wildlife
Confl­ict and Coexistence

Jeanne Brett is a highly distinguished and accomplished scholar in the field of dispute resolution. She is the DeWitt W. Buchanan, Jr. Distinguished Professor Emerita of Dispute Resolution and Organizations and the former director of the Kellogg School’s Dispute Resolution Research Center.  Jean’s research has focused on cross-cultural negotiations, the resolution of disputes, and the performance of multicultural teams. Her current work explores culture and negotiation strategies, as well as the interface between AI and negotiations. She is a prolific author of books, journal articles, and negotiation teaching materials, including the award-winning books Getting Disputes Resolved with William Ury and Stephen Goldberg and the single-authored Negotiating Globally. She has initiated and taught Kellogg's MBA courses in negotiations since 1981 and in cross-cultural negotiations since 1994. Her most recent book is
Searching for Trust in the Global Economy with Tyree Mitchell.

On this episode of Conflict Power and Persuasion, Jeanne shares insights from her pioneering research, which have led to seminal ideas such as Interests, Rights and Power, and Dispute Resolution systems design. She also discusses her current research on negotiation and Artificial Intelligence,as well as exploring the crucial role of trust in negotiations across different cultures.

 

Links:


Getting Disputes Resolved
Negotiating Globally
Searching for Trust in the Global Economy
Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World
IAGO⁠
World Values Survey 
Grandma Anna Study

Gilead Sher is an Israeli attorney who specializes in international negotiations, both business and political. He served as Chief of Staff and Policy Coordinator to Israel's former Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak. In that capacity, he acted as one of Israel's senior peace negotiators at the Camp David summit in 2000 and the Taba talks in 2001, as well as in extensive rounds of covert negotiations with the Palestinians.

Gilead has lectured on negotiation, mediation, and dispute resolution at several institutions including the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Tel Aviv University, and Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, and he is currently a fellow at Rice University’s, Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Gilead is a reserve colonel in the Israel Defense Forces and author of several articles and books including his latest, “Reflections on Conflict Resolution: In the Middle East and Beyond” published by World Scientific Publishing.

Some topics discussed include:

· The current status of the Israel-Palestine conflict

· Constructive Unilateralism: how to make peace without a negotiation partner

· Social media as a tool for peacebuilding

· How Iran went from a weak hand to striking a good deal at the 2015 nuclear negotiations

· Jimmy Carter’s drafting of a single negotiated text at the 1978 Camp David negotiations between Israel and Egypt

· The use of hardball tactics in negotiations

· Negotiation process design

· Impasses and why Bill Clinton “lost his cool” during the Camp David negotiations

And much more…



Links:

Reflections of Conflict Resolution: In the Middle East and Beyond, by Gilead Sher -    https://a.co/d/bNs65Wo