Prospects for Peace in Ukraine: a Norwegian Perspective

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Steinar Bryn of the Nansen Institute will deliver a talk on “Dialogue in Conflict Situations: Possibilities and Limitations” looking particularly at the war in the Ukraine. His talk will take place in OGC 100 at noon on Thursday, Mar. 9th, and you are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. Steinar Bryn is Senior Adviser at the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue. He has a Ph.D. in American Studies from University of Minnesota, and has the unique experience of having facilitated more than 100 dialog seminars at the Nansen Academy, and was active in building up the Nansen Dialogue Network. He has been particularly active in Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Ukraine. He lectures around Europe on lessons learned and the role of dialog in peacebuilding. Currently he is working on a book project “To Understand the Other”.