The Mediator's Studio
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What happens behind closed doors when peace agreements are negotiated? The Mediator’s Studio gives you a glimpse into the normally hidden world of peace diplomacy. Host Adam Cooper brings you first-hand stories from mediators, armed groups and governments on what it takes to end wars. The Mediator’s Studio is a podcast from the Oslo Forum, the world’s leading mediation retreat. It’s brought to you by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.
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Staffan de Mistura on timing in mediation, as in life and love
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Al-Ansari on making peace when dialogue fails
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Uhuru Kenyatta on using coffee breaks to advance mediation
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Claire Hajaj on why talking to guys with guns is the only way
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Nazih Elnaggary on when to step in and when to hold back
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Kyung-wha Kang on quiet diplomacy
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Hans Grundberg on the one rule in mediation – no lies
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Sneak Peek: The Mediator’s Studio – Season 7
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Jonathan Powell on angel papers and influencing the great Satan
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Joanne Liu on no time to cry
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Molly Phee on conflict negotiations the American way
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Retno Marsudi on the art of inter-state mediation
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Nicholas Haysom on mediators as managers
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Sneak Peek: The Mediator’s Studio – Season 6
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Alvaro de Soto on opportunities seized in El Salvador and missed in the Middle East
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on women fighting for peace
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Abbas Ibrahim on secrecy and sincerity
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Nisreen Elsaim on not waiting for the world to burn
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Karim A. A. Khan KC on the slender sapling of international justice
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Monica Juma on values in diplomacy
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Mutlaq Al-Qahtani on Qatar’s approach to mediation
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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The Mediator’s Studio – Episode 0, Season 5
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Ghaith Abdul Ahad on reporting from the front lines
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Annette Weber on the importance of working with insiders
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Joaquim Chissano on mediation and meditation in Mozambique
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Khawla Mattar on a lifeline for Syria’s besieged towns
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Martin Kimani on Kenya’s “African agenda” in the Security Council
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Fatima Gailani on Afghanistan’s missed opportunities
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Rustem Umerov on negotiating for Ukraine in the midst of war
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Sneak Peek: The Mediator’s Studio – Season 4
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Teresa Whitfield on optimism in the midst of adversity
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Mohamed Ibn Chambas on a mediator’s “baptisms of fire”
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Muna Luqman on fighting for peace in Yemen
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Haile Menkerios on engaging with the powerful
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Lakhdar Brahimi on hopes and failures in Afghanistan
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Sneak peek: The Mediator’s Studio – Season 3
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Miriam Coronel-Ferrer on bridging the gap “between heaven and earth” to find peace in the southern Philippines
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Jeffrey Feltman on the risk of accidental war
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Victoria Sandino and Sergio Jaramillo Caro: former enemies talk peace
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Stephanie Williams on inviting the public to Libya’s ‘National Barbecue Session’
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Ibrahim Saleh Hassan on forgiveness and community dialogue in Nigeria
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Catherine Ashton on safe spaces for difficult conversations
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Mohamed El Hacen Lebatt on tears and elation in Sudan’s political transition
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Martin Griffiths on breaking new ground in mediation
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Hanna Tetteh on revitalising peace in South Sudan
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Meredith Preston McGhie on how to become a mediator
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Said Djinnit on Africa’s forgotten conflicts
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Betty Bigombe on making peace with the Lord’s Resistance Army
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Dag Nylander on salmon diplomacy
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Sanam Naraghi Anderlini on Gucci gangsters and Yemeni mums
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Ghassan Salamé on the failures of the international community to stop wars
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Lyse Doucet on the great mediators of our time
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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Introducing: The Mediator’s Studio
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Jun 17, 2020 |