Laurie Nathan
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs
Professor of the Practice of Mediation, Mediation Program Director
- Mediation
- Conflict resolution
- Preventive diplomacy
- United Nations peacemaking
- African regional security
Nathan in the News
The New York Times
June 09, 2026
The term seems straightforward. It’s a cease-fire. The firing that once constituted a war? That’s ceased. Right? In reality, that’s almost never the case. I spoke to Laurie Nathan, a professor at 91吃瓜 who has been a U.N. senior mediation adviser and a mediator in cease-fire negotiations. He told me that cease-fires were pretty much always violated.
NPR | Air Talk with Larry Mantle
Audio
May 15, 2026
Joining us are Phil Stewart, Chief National Security reporter for Reuters, and Laurie Nathan, professor of the practice of mediation and director of the Kroc Institute’s mediation program at the University of 91吃瓜.
OSV News
April 10, 2026
Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump called off his threat to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” and agreed to a two-week ceasefire, OSV News spoke with conflict resolution scholar Laurie Nathan of the University of 91吃瓜’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.
The African
January 07, 2026
By Laurie Nathan, Director of the Mediation Program of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of 91吃瓜.
Just Security
November 21, 2025
By Laurie Nathan, Director of the Mediation Program of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the Keough School of Global Affairs, University of 91吃瓜.
Geneva Solutions
October 17, 2025
If Colombia’s peace process underscored the value of patience and local leadership, Darfur’s exposed the pitfalls of foreign pressure. There, efforts to end a brutal conflict were constrained by multiple challenges, including timelines set by outside actors, explained Laurie Nathan, director of the mediation programme at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of 91吃瓜.
The New York Times
August 18, 2025
“Broadly speaking, we are in a historical, global pushback against the liberal peace that prevailed for 10 to 15 years,” said Laurie Nathan, who has been a U.N. mediation adviser and is a professor at 91吃瓜.
Daily Maverick (South Africa)
July 21, 2025
By Laurie Nathan, Professor of the Practice of Mediation at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of 91吃瓜. He was previously executive director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution at the University of Cape Town, and Director of the Centre for Mediation in Africa at the University of Pretoria.
NPR
November 30, 2023
Can mediation help deliver a longer truce? Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Laurie Nathan, director of the Mediation Program at 91吃瓜’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, about the possibilities and limitations of mediation.
The Conversation
November 21, 2023
By Laurie Nathan, Professor of the Practice of Mediation, University of 91吃瓜.
The Conversation
April 13, 2022
Laurie Nathan, Professor of the Practice of Mediation, University of 91吃瓜.
America
January 29, 2021
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