Today’s question has come in from many of you over recent weeks. It’s an important one to ask as we grapple with the horror in the Middle East and our sense of powerlessness, as leaders around the world seem immobilised by geopolitical interests. I’ve invited Palestinian peace broker Aziz Abu Sarah to help answer it. Aziz is one of the world's most powerful and connected peacebuilders. He’s a National Geographic Explorer and Ted Fellow. He has founded and led countless global conflict resolution organisations and helped broker peace deals in more than 60 nations, including Syria and Afghanistan.
I put it to him: Is there a role that those of us outside the region can play that will actually help, not hinder, the ultimate cause – peace and the cessation of the bloodshed and humanitarian disaster? What is the right thing to do on social media? What should we post and not post? Do protests, boycotts, and petitions work at this point? And is peace possible any time soon? I learned a lot more than I expected to from this chat – some of Aziz’s answers are very very confronting. Strap in for this one, dear friends. It’s big and hard. It’s also longer than my normal AMAs (and forgive me for the sound quality - I don’t quite have the budget yet for a producer for these Friday episodes!).
I encourage you to head over to my Substack for additional content, including:
SHOW NOTES
If you need to know a bit more about me… head to my "about" page
For more such conversations subscribe to my Substack newsletter, it’s where I interact the most!
Get your copy of my book, This One Wild and Precious Life
Let’s connect on Instagram and WeAre8
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
WILL STORR: How to play the status game (a fresh way to fix the world!)
TIM WINTON: On wild colonial boys + Big Daddy Gas
INGRID NEWKIRK: The PETA founder challenges my meat eating
GENEVIEVE BELL: Will AI wipe out humanity?
ROY BAUMEISTER: How the female orgasm shapes the world
THOMAS MAYO: The beautifully wild Voice to Parliament, explained
ANGELA SAINI: How men came to rule the world
ETHAN KROSS: How to tame your head chatter
BO SEO: How to fix polarization? By disagreeing…more!
MARCUS BUCKINGHAM: What do the “happiest women in the world” get right? They tilt!
STEPHEN JENKINSON: How to die well
DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF: Navigating the sad “Mindset” of the billionaire tech bros
DR MICHAEL E MANN: There is a new climate war and you need to get armed
MARGARET ATWOOD: The Doyenne of Dystopia turns to creating climate utopias
HELEN LEWIS: On slaying Jordan Peterson + declining Andrew Tate
REBECCA GIBLIN: Chokepoint capitalism is screwing creatives…and you!
NICK RIGGLE: A philosophical case for being awesome
DR SIMON LONGSTAFF: The world needs ethical heroes (here’s how to be one)
YAEL STONE: On loving the messiness of wokism and being wrong
BEST OF: TIM BROWN. This chat with my meditation teacher is one of the most
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West
Hamish & Andy
The Howie Games
Motley Fool Money
Just the Gist
The Briefing