SIPRI is pleased to publish a video series in which a diverse group of peacebuilding experts and practitioners offer their insights into the current challenges facing conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
The interviews were filmed at the 2025 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, hosted by SIPRI and co-convened with the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida).
Drawing on their diverse backgrounds and experiences, interviewees brought to light different issues. Continuous insurgency remains a pressing issue in the Lake Chad basin; attention to the conflict in Myanmar is flagging; sharp geopolitical divisions have led to a deadlock in the United Nations Security Council; and digitalization and disinformation continue to amplify conflicts across the globe. A unifying thread linking the interviews is the rising uncertainty around peacebuilding. Too often only a narrow group of stakeholders are represented at the conflict resolution table, despite the crucial role of women and non-traditional actors such as the private sector. Moreover, often only the symptoms rather than the root causes of conflict are addressed, making stable, sustained peace more difficult to attain.
Watch the videos below, on SIPRI’s YouTube channel or through the Stockholm Forum 2025 playlist.
SIPRI conducted interviews with:
- Roberto Menéndez, Head of Mission, Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia
- Hycinth Banseka, Technical Director, Lake Chad Basin Commission
- Sabiha Khalil, Co-founder, Syrian Women’s Political Movement
- Jacobo Quintanilla, Project Manager for Social Media and Conflict Mediation, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
- Sofiia Shevchuk, Founder, VONA
- Alina Gîrneț, Executive Director, diez.md
- Nidal Foqaha, Executive Director, Palestinian Peace Coalition
- Allan Cheboi, Data and Digital Technology Lead, Build Up
- Chuu Wai, Visual Artist
- Jayaa Jaggi, Social Entrepreneur, Green Squad
- Dr Jakob Granit, Director General, Sida
- Dr Alaa Murabit, Executive Director of Sustainable Growth, 500 Global