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Catherine Panter-Brick and Bonnie Weir of Yale Jackson School joined researchers and practitioners at the UN General Assembly to present evidence that war trauma alters gene expression across generations — and that early childhood investment can break the cycle.

On an episode of Disrupting Peace, a podcast produced by the World Peace Foundation, Panter-Brick discussed what it takes to nurture hope, resilience, and peace across generations.

The Venezuelan opposition leader, barred from office in 2024, led massive rallies against Maduro’s regime and became an internationally recognized symbol of resistance to authoritarian rule.

A group of young Ukrainian women joined Yale World Fellows Federica Du Pasquier and Leon McCarron on a “peace walk” in Northern Ireland, using nature and dialogue to reflect on trauma, identity, and the meaning of peace.

Elhanan Miller on the power of religious and cultural dialogue in building bridges between Jewish and Muslim communities, and how Elhanan’s Arabic-language media project aims to foster empathy across deep political divides.

Peace Fellow Jaser Abu Mousa, a Palestinian political analyst and development specialist, speaks about his life, career, and hopes for peace in the Middle East.

Mengistu Assefa-Dadi explores the roots of conflict in the Horn of Africa, the decline of regional leadership, and the critical role of grassroots peacebuilding and local resilience in driving long-term stability.

Meet the faculty and students involved with the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs' Peacebuilding Initiative.

The Ukraine Recovery Youth Global Initiative, founded by a Yale grad student, is training young Ukrainians to lead the country when the current war ends.

Interview with 2020 Yale World Fellow Hyppolite Ntigurirwa, an artist, activist, and founder of Be the Peace, an organization focusing on the use of art to halt the intergenerational transmission of hate and to promote the power of cross-generational healing. A child survivor of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Hyppolite continues to promote reconciliation and peace throughout Rwanda.