A conversation with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Pretoria, Andreas Peschke, on the pivotal themes of German foreign policy in transition.

I spoke to Milton Nyamadzawo, Director for Southern Africa at the Institute for Economics and Peace on their programme of work and flagship reports such as the Positive Peace report & The Global Peace Index.

We discussed how the IEP is advancing a  paradigm shift in the way the world thinks about peace by embracing concepts such as systems thinking in their data analysis and research. We also spoke about impact of the positive peace framework on policymaking and praxis.

Complex and protracted conflicts in various regions of the world such as Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, DRC, Central African Republic as well as worsening humanitarian crises such as Ethiopia, and Yemen highlight the imperative of adaptive and dynamic international humanitarian responses that are attuned to the challenges of armed conflicts and vulnerabilities of civilian populations. 

I speak to Mamadou Sow, Head of The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, on the state of international humanitarian action and the enduring relevance of IHL in the contemporary conflict landscape.