# #34 - From Tensions to Truce: How Peacekeeping Actually Works

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Podcast: [Diplomacy and Discourse Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/diplomacy-and-discourse-podcast-6570019)
Published: 2026-05-31T17:43:29+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/diplomacy-and-discourse-podcast/2873470
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## Resource

How do tensions become truces? Episode 34 explores effective international peacebuilding through high-stakes 2026 mediation (Gaza, Israel-Lebanon, U.S.-Iran), historical lessons (Camp David, Cuban Missile Crisis), digital diplomacy, soft power initiatives (U.S. BridgeUSA, Thailand's cultural programs), and frameworks from Track 1/Track 2 diplomacy to post-conflict reconstruction—revealing what works and what fails in building lasting peace. #internationalpeacebuilding #diplomacy #mediation #conflictresolution #gazaceasefire #israellebanon #usiran #digitaldiplomacy #softpower #track2diplomacy #postconflictreconstruction #sdgs #peacebuildingframeworks #diplomacyanddiscourse #episode34

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