🎙️ ESPIRIDI Strategic Dialogues – Episode: Why Peacebuilding Fails
| Hosted by Lynn Frederick Dsouza
In this compelling episode of ESPIRIDI Strategic Dialogues, we dive deep into the complex reality of why peacebuilding efforts fail in regions dominated by entrenched conflict economies—with a sharp focus on the Middle East and Africa.
From resource wars and illicit trade networks to foreign intervention and the political economy of violence, this episode unpacks how peace is not just a political challenge but an economic disruption for those profiting from conflict. Drawing on field insights, real-world case studies, and strategic foresight, Lynn Frederick Dsouza explores:
How conflict becomes economically sustainable for certain actors
The failures of state-building models exported to fragile contexts
Strategic blind spots in global peacebuilding missions
What it takes to disrupt a war economy systemically
Who should listen: Policy advisors, researchers, peacebuilders, defense analysts, and those working at the intersection of geopolitics, governance, and sustainable development.
With a unique multi-disciplinary lens, this podcast challenges conventional peace narratives and lays the groundwork for transformational approaches to conflict resolution in 21st-century global security policy.
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