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  • Roger Carstens on finding the key to the cell

    October 6, 2026 · 47 min

    Roger Carstens, former United States Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, reflects on five years negotiating the release of dozens of Americans held captive abroad. Drawing on cases involving Russia, Iran, Syria and Venezuela…

  • Sneak Peek: The Mediator’s Studio – Season 8

    October 1, 2026 · 2 min

    Recorded at the Oslo Forum in June 2026, Season 8 of The Mediator’s Studio explores the decisions, relationships and human moments that shape modern peacemaking. Across four episodes, diplomats, negotiators and envoys reflect on the…

  • Staffan de Mistura on timing in mediation, as in life and love

    April 22, 2026 · 42 min

    Staffan de Mistura, veteran UN diplomat and currently the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, shares insights from a career spanning more than fifty years, twenty-one missions, and service under four UN…

  • Al-Ansari on making peace when dialogue fails

    April 15, 2026 · 43 min

    Recorded in November 2025, Dr Majed Mohammed Al-Ansari, advisor to the Prime Minister of Qatar and spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shares first-hand experience from the front lines of mediating today’s most brutal and…

  • Uhuru Kenyatta on using coffee breaks to advance mediation

    October 14, 2025 · 37 min

    The fourth President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, shares his unique perspectives on mediation efforts both during his tenure as head of state and within regional peace initiatives, including in Eastern DRC and Ethiopia’s Tigray region. He…

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  • Claire Hajaj on why talking to guys with guns is the only way

    October 7, 2025 · 42 min

    Born to a Palestinian father and a Jewish mother, Clare Hajaj grew up with an intimate understanding of how deeply divided narratives can shape lives—and conflicts. Now Executive Director of Inter Mediate, she works behind the scenes to…

  • Nazih Elnaggary on when to step in and when to hold back

    September 30, 2025 · 36 min

    Egyptian diplomat Nazih Elnaggary shares hard-won lessons from a career bridging fault lines across the Middle East—and now between Russia and the West. He recounts brokering compromises among Syrian opposition groups in Cairo during the…

  • Kyung-wha Kang on quiet diplomacy

    September 23, 2025 · 36 min

    Former South Korean Foreign Minister Kyung-wha Kang reflects on the power of diplomacy in efforts toward peace on the Korean Peninsula. From her early days as a translator for President Kim Dae-jung to leading inter-Korean talks as Foreign…

  • Hans Grundberg on the one rule in mediation - no lies

    September 16, 2025 · 37 min

    UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg pulls back the curtain on high-stakes mediation efforts in Yemen. He takes us inside tense negotiations in a frosty castle near Stockholm, recounts how he juggles the competing interests of…

  • Sneak Peek: The Mediator’s Studio – Season 7

    September 12, 2025 · 2 min

    Recorded mostly at the Oslo Forum in June 2025, Season 7 of The Mediator’s Studio offers a rare window into the inner lives of those working to defuse some of the world’s most complex and protracted conflicts. Across five compelling…

  • Jonathan Powell on angel papers and influencing the great Satan

    October 1, 2024 · 1 hr 9 min

    British negotiator turned mediator Jonathan Powell reveals the ebb and flow of the world’s major peace processes. He takes us through secret negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland and the following decade of…

  • Joanne Liu on no time to cry

    September 25, 2024 · 32 min

    Former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and current Chair of HD’s Board, Joanne Liu provides her humanitarian insights to better inform the practice of mediation. Inspired by an MSF doctor's book she read as a…

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About the show

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.