In this episode we discuss the Iranian nuclear issue with Ambassador Stephan Klement, who is the EU Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.

He has been a part of the nuclear negotiations with Iran for more than 20 years and is a Special Advisor for the Iranian nuclear issue in the European External Action Service.

Since Stephan holds two doctoral degrees, in International Law and in Physics, we also zoom in on the interdisciplinary aspect.

This episode is produced in co-operation with the Alva Myrdal Centre for nuclear disarmament: uu.se/amc

In this episode, Karen Brounéus, professor in peace and conflict research and clinical psychologist, takes us on a journey from grassroots work to the bird's-eye view of research and policy and back again. Karen’s research helps us think more deeply about the intrinsic link between mental health and conflict reduction.

Her new Uppsala Initiative for Global Mental Health and Peace includes a project in Tigray, Ethiopia, developing an evidence-based approach to treat post-war depression, and a project with Mindfulness-based stress reduction in Sweden. #Research #MentalHealth #PeaceAndConflict

In this episode UCDP Research coordinator Therese Pettersson discusses their newly released data for the year 2024. She also walks us through how the Uppsala Conflict Data Program ensures the quality of the datasets and how they tacke key challenges in data collection.

Further resources:

A special data feature in which the UCDP team discusses the data is available open access on the Journal of Peace Research website.

We also recommend the latest episode of PRIO's Peace in a Pod, which asks what the rise in global conflict means for children in the affected areas.