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Welcome to the Beyond Borders Scotland Podcast where thought-provoking conversations meet the crossroads of culture, conflict, and global issues. Co-hosted by Mark Muller Stuart, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, and Aminatta Forna, this podcast stands as a unique platform for exploring the world’s most pressing challenges through the lens of international dialogue and cultural exchange.Mark Muller Stuart, an experienced international lawyer and conflict resolver, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, a Colombian writer and global affairs educator, and Aminatta Forna, a celebrated writer and director at the Lannan Centre for Poetics and Social Practice, bring their diverse backgrounds and insights to the forefront, offering listeners a rich tapestry of perspectives from the Beyond Borders International Festival and beyond.Listeners can expect to be part of an ongoing world dialogue, with episodes featuring enlightening talks on climate change, peace, and literature, alongside interviews by prominent journal
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- 1 weeks ago1h 4m
An International Life: Mark Muller Stuart talks to Veteran UN Peacemaker Staffan de Mistura | Ep 56
In this week’s podcast Mark Muller Stuart KC talks to veteran United Nations diplomat Staffan de Mistura at the Edinburgh International Book Festiva who reflects on his remarkable 50-year career in international diplomacy and conflict mediation for the UN in places like Sudan, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. Featuring: Mark Muller Stuart KC Staffan De Mistura Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson
- 3 weeks ago1h 3m
State of the World | Ep 55
Join veteran BBC broadcaster, Jim Naughtie, as he talks to Steve Crawshaw, former UK head of Human Rights Watch and author of Prosecuting the Powerful, alongside Derek Goldman, director of the Centre for Global Performance and Dialogue at Georgetown University, and the Noor Al-Naser, programme manager of the Scottish Peace Platform, about their work and the state of the world in the era of Trump. New York theatre director, Irina Kruzhilina, introduces students from Peebles High School who bring the festival to close with their rendition of a New Declaration of Human Rights with its own unique young persons and Scottish Borders twist. Featuring: Jim Naughtie Steve Crawshaw Derek Goldman Noor Al-Naser Irina Kruzhilina Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson
- Apr 29, 202658 min
Shadows of War, Windows of Peace | Ep 54
Join Ambassador Nirupama Rao and Ambassador Riffat Masood alongside senior journalists Maya Mirchandani and Nasim Zehra as they discuss Indo-Pak relations after the recent escalation, the role of women in the peace process, and the space for peace in the changing global environment. Featuring: Ambassador Nirupama Rao Ambassador Riffat Masood Maya Mirchandani Nasim Zehra Allan Little Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson
- Apr 15, 20261h 3m
The Humanitarians: Nicola Sturgeon in Conversation with Post Code Lottery CEO, Sigrid Van Aken, and Médecins Sans Frontières Supremo, Chris Lockyear | Ep 53
Listen as former First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon talks to Sigrid Van Aken, CEO the Postcode Lottery Group, about it's remarkable rise to become the world’s third biggest philanthropic funder of good causes and Chris Lockyear, the Médecins Sans Frontières Supremo, as he reveals the truth about the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Gaza and beyond. Together they consider the impact of recent US and UK aid cuts and what we can all do to help relieve the suffering of civilians as well as to build a more peaceful, vibrant and less afflicted world. Featuring: Nicola Sturgeon Sigrid Van Aken Chris Lockyear Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com More From Post Code Lottery Group: https://www.postcodelottery.co.uk/ More From Médecins Sans Frontières: https://www.msf.org/ Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson
- Apr 1, 202652 min
Frankly Speaking – Nicola Sturgeon in Conversation with Allan Little | Ep 52
Listen as Former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, lifts the lid on her remarkable life as one of Scotland’s leading politicians in the 21st century as she recounts her journey from working-class Ayrshire to Bute House, in her candid memoir, Frankly. Featuring: Nicola Sturgeon Allan Little Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com More From Nicola Sturgeon: (2025) Frankly (Pan Macmillan) at: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/nicola-sturgeon/frankly/9781035040216 Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson
- Mar 18, 202656 min
Vulture – Phoebe Greenwood in Conversation with Clare Conville about her Novel on the War Reporting Industry | Ep 51
Listen to legendary literary agent, Clare Conville, as she talks to novelist and journalist, Phoebe Greenwood, about her recent novel, Vulture, a fast pace, darkly funny heart wrenching satire that tears through the guts of the war-news industry. Featuring: Phoebe Greenwood Clare Conville Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com More From Phoebe Greenwood: (2025) Vulture (Europa Editions UK) at: https://www.europaeditions.co.uk/book/9781787705791/vulture More From Clare Conville: https://cwagency.co.uk/agent/clare-conville Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson
- Mar 4, 202655 min
Diamond Geezer: An Audience with Field Marshal Richards, featuring Hew Strachan | Ep 50
Join Field Marshall Lord Richards as he talks to military historian Hew Strahan his book ‘Retreat from Strategy’, the recent UK Defence Review, the conflict in Ukraine, and success of British and western military interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, since his own victorious one into Sierre Leone in 2000. Featuring: Field Marshall Lord Richards Hew Strahan Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com More From Field Marshal Richards: David Richards, Julian Lindley-French (2024) The Retreat from Strategy (Hurst) at: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-retreat-from-strategy/ Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson
- Feb 18, 20261h 0m
The British Obsession with Partition with Sam Dalrymple, William Dalrymple, and Moin Mir | Ep 49
Introducing Sam Dalrymple as he discusses his stellar new work, Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia, and new approaches to historical scholarship with Empire Podcast co-host, William Dalrymple, and Moin Mir, asking the questions. Featuring: Sam Dalrymple William Dalrymple Moin Mir Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com More From Sam Dalrymple: (2025) Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia (HarperCollins India) at: https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/shattered-lands-five-partitions-and-the-making-of-modern-asia-sam-dalrymple?variant=54864084763003 More from William Dalrymple: Empire Podcast at: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sBh58hSTReUQiK4axYUVx?si=a2747800feba4f53 More From Moin Mir: Moin Mir's website at: https://www.moinmirauthor.com/ Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson
About Beyond Borders Scotland Podcast
Welcome to the Beyond Borders Scotland Podcast where thought-provoking conversations meet the crossroads of culture, conflict, and global issues. Co-hosted by Mark Muller Stuart, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, and Aminatta Forna, this podcast stands as a unique platform for exploring the world’s most pressing challenges through the lens of international dialogue and cultural exchange.Mark Muller Stuart, an experienced international lawyer and conflict resolver, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera, a Colombian writer and global affairs educator, and Aminatta Forna, a celebrated writer and director at the Lannan Centre for Poetics and Social Practice, bring their diverse backgrounds and insights to the forefront, offering listeners a rich tapestry of perspectives from the Beyond Borders International Festival and beyond.Listeners can expect to be part of an ongoing world dialogue, with episodes featuring enlightening talks on climate change, peace, and literature, alongside interviews by prominent journal
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