Democracy and rule of law are under threat in a way we haven’t seen in decades or perhaps centuries, and anger, fear, and division run deep. But if we look around the world, we as Americans can learn from countries that faced their own bitter divisions and came out on the other side with their democracies intact and strengthened based on shared values. On How Do We Get Through This, a podcast mini-series from Beyond Conflict, we speak with leaders who were key to shaping their countries’ futures at times when everything was at stake. In our first episode, we speak to two leaders who helped bring an end to Apartheid and establish a multiracial democracy in South Africa. In episode 2, we go to Northern Ireland, and speak to a Protestant and a Catholic who negotiated an end to decades of war. In our third episode, to be released after the election, we invite a global panel of guests to help us figure out where we go from here. We hope the lessons they learned when all hope seemed lost, when continued violence seemed inevitable, will help Americans navigate this moment and apply these lessons as we work to keep our country whole and build a more inclusive democracy and nation.