This week, Brendan Nicholson talks to a stellar panel of guests about the future of peacekeeping and women, peace and security.

We have United Nations Military Advisor General Birame Diop, the highest-ranking military officer in the UN’s peace-keeping operations

Former Force Commander of UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, Australian Major-General Cheryl Pearce and Australia’s Defence Attache to the United Nations, Group Captain Jarrod Pendlebury.

The panel discusses the evolving challenges to peacekeeping operations, including cyber threats, misinformation and disinformation, and how the UN is adapting to the changing threat landscape. They also talk about progress on the women, peace and security agenda, the particular skills that women bring to peacekeeping operations and the critical role women can play in peace negotiations.

Guests (in order of appearance):

- General Birame Diop. https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/general-birame-diop

- Major-General Cheryl Pearce. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Pearce

- Group Captain Jarrod Pendlebury. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrod-pendlebury-1532ab160/

Image: via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brigadier_General_Vivek_Tyagi_interacting_with_Nepalese_female_peacekeepers_during_his_visit_to_Beni.jpg

Music: "Long Walk" by Ketsa, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective - imlcollective.uk