“I’m not a pacifist, but in the end, war is the greatest human rights abuse and does not make the world safer,” says Gabrielle Rifkind, director of the Oxford Process, an organization dedicated to ending armed conflict. She shares how inclusive negotiating strategies can prevent war from breaking out or stop an ongoing conflict — and shows what we can do to make peace real for all.
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@CuriosityIgnited
August 28, 2024 at 10:57 pm
Imagine if wars were just a bunch of countries ghosting each other until they had to awkwardly run into one another at the UN.
@Peter-Minwood
August 28, 2024 at 11:06 pm
I share some of her critics on senseless interventions like in Afganistan, but do not hear any useful concrete idea or solution, how to to come to peace in an existing conflict like in the Ukraine. Bevor Putin started the war, many political leaders tried to speak with him, tried to understand him. It didn’t work. He wasn’t seen as a reel enemy bevor in many european countries. Not the fear, that the Ukraine would be a member of the Nato let Putin start the war. The war started, because he was thinking, that the World would not react against him. His fear was, that the Ukrainian exemple would lead to democratic movements in Russia. He was dreaming of new Russian Empire. He wanted to make history. Germany and France were wrong. Only the membership in the Nato could have been a protection for the Ukraine. Rifkind is old enough to follow the war (some say conflict) beetween Israel an Palestine for over 20 Years. There were peace talks in some moments of the history. But on both sides were people, who didn’t really want peace. I speak of politicians and radical groups, not of the normal people. Talking may be sometimes the solution. But it is not everytime working. Talking with Putin was and will not be the solution. Most of the big wars endet not by talking, they endet, because there were one “winner” and one “looser”. Even a normal fight under neighbours in small village can sometimes not be solved by a mediator. Courts will decide in this cases. Beetween states no court with power exists. The UN has spoken clearly his judgment on Russia. Yes, there is no power behind this judgement. But it is now in our all goverments responsibility to beware international rights. If we do not defend these rights, more wars and conflicts will be the consequence.
@Wokeundwehrhaft
August 29, 2024 at 10:49 am
@Peter-Minwood
High quality comments like yours are rare on YT. Respect!
@user-qs7lp5tn2k
August 29, 2024 at 12:53 pm
Чушь и враньё от начало до конца.
This is a lie from start to finish.
@Peter-Minwood
August 29, 2024 at 2:15 pm
@@user-qs7lp5tn2k The experts for lies are sitting in the russian goverment. My text is an opinion based on facts.
@tcdevable
August 28, 2024 at 11:45 pm
How disappointing ted
@user-ov7is3nm5e
August 29, 2024 at 12:23 am
So we ought to seek compromise between a thief, raper or mugger and his victim? O, please, we have to undestand Jack Reaper! We have to give him a left hand and a liver of his current victim so he will not kill the next one. Genious!
What this speaker DOES NOT understand or TRY REALLY HARD NOT TO SEE is that most modern wars happen because idiocy of greedy maniacs with power and armies of brainwashed fanatics. Every dictator in history tried to solve inner problem by wars. Every empire can exist only invading in other countries. This is what happens with Russia. Putin invaded Ukraine because he WANTED a victorious war and by this become a new Piotr The Greate. Not because he had no other choice.
@pianobench6319
August 29, 2024 at 12:28 am
She is not out of touch. She speaks the truth. Do you know why Germany went to war 2 times? I’ll give you a secret. It’s about money. Why?
France, The Dutch, Spain, and the UK all had overseas colonies. And control of very lucrative trades. What that meant is that Germany and her allies had a much weaker economy and monetary value of their currency versus the other great powers.
It’s the only reason why we fight. Economic power, fair trade, and having access to weapons or a means to change that story.
That’s what she is hinting at but not saying out loud. It’s the truth. England had a huge colony. Spain had huge colonies that sent back literal Spanish Gold. It definitely sparks conflict.
Think Napoleon versus England and Spain. They did not have great overseas colonies.
@groznyentertainment
August 29, 2024 at 12:47 am
Does she know the history of uk, Palestine and Sykes–Picot .
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August 29, 2024 at 1:23 am
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@wdepaepe
August 29, 2024 at 1:31 am
6:20 Rifkind seems to have history backwards: western governments were talking with Syrian president Assad, during the period where he was already killing his own people in Aleppo during the protests related to the Arab spring. And president Obama was doing everything to avoid to get involved in a war in Syria, till Assad started using chemical weapons on his own people. In this context, please watch a documentary called „corridors of power: Syria“ with a very fitting subtitle „the risk of doing nothing“
@biomutarist6832
August 29, 2024 at 6:02 am
Chemical weapons supplied by the then-supportive US, I heard.
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August 29, 2024 at 1:35 am
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@totalfreedom45
August 29, 2024 at 1:37 am
_In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you._ ―Attributed to Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)
_There never was a good war or a bad peace._ ―Benjamin Franklin
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@tcdevable
August 29, 2024 at 3:08 am
@@totalfreedom45 Afghanistan
@BearMan66
August 29, 2024 at 2:49 am
Great content
@arssve4109
August 29, 2024 at 3:27 am
Preventing war does not resolve the conflicts, they remain and would continue to lurk. Many conflicts arise from feeling entitled to the past territories, and when a leader of a country states that the objective is to re-unify some states or regain control over some region, that necessarily becomes a conflict. And someone somewhere will always feel like history has been unfair and will dedicate their lives to ‘resolve’ it.. Now how do you solve that?
@oxy5501
August 29, 2024 at 3:47 am
Dystopian speech)))
Putin wants to capture the whole of Europe. Discussions about NATOs borders are just pretext. NATO’s borders are just 89 km away on the other side of Russia))
This lady doesn’t understand Putin’s motives at all.
@RacetasClub
August 29, 2024 at 4:50 am
Very out of touch. First of all October 7th is the 10th month not 7-11… She projects her own values to terror organizations like Hamas who could not care any less about them and are following the ways of Jihad and martyrdom. She offered to empower the U.N, one of the biggest causes to the suffering to everyone in this war. Call me crazy but I don’t think awarding
terror with a country that will only be used to further attack Israel by those who vouched to not rest until Israel is destroyed and radical Islam is everywhere a bad idea.
Wanna see some good policy that will save lives? Put pressure on Hamas to release hostages and surrender. The war would end in 5 minutes but her whole thinking is backwards.
@emild579
August 29, 2024 at 4:54 am
Capitalism breeds wars
@sticks2478
August 29, 2024 at 5:25 am
There is a way but it involves everyone stopping voting, ignoring government and just getting on with it. Guess who runs the world..the public do..but we keep voting for politicians who keep starting wars
@carlerman99
August 29, 2024 at 5:41 am
Sounds good, doesnt work. Why should we think like this if Putin is the aggressor?
@adriansinclair5323
August 29, 2024 at 5:50 am
Noble attempt falling short… yes definitely try to disarm brewing conflict but be ready for a fight. How did Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement towards Hitler work out for the UK? Speak softly and carry a big stick as the Teddy Roosvelt used to say.
@ClockworkAvatar
August 29, 2024 at 5:51 am
we stop war by making it so horrible no one wants to do it.
@pinegulf
August 29, 2024 at 8:07 am
I wonder if this approach would have applied to WW2 too?
@bismarck8960
August 29, 2024 at 8:19 am
Never heard such bullshit from the Ted channel ever before
Appeasement never works just look at what happened in 1938
@mishagreen1
August 29, 2024 at 9:04 am
Definitely. She’s saying things of positively cosmic scale and positively cosmic stupidity.
@user-bb7zv9ut8q
August 31, 2024 at 1:00 pm
You have become smarter than before.
@Salahabourr
August 29, 2024 at 9:47 am
free palestine / stop the genocide ! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
@alping45814
August 29, 2024 at 9:49 am
World peace.
@viva842
August 29, 2024 at 10:21 am
There is the plan of Russians war against Ukraine – remove Putin’s regime. Starting from 1999 when this regime took power in Russia there hasn’t been a single day that Russia was not involved in different wars against other countries. Think about this. And there is no difference whether this is Ukraine, Georgia, Siriya, Chechnya today or somebody else in future – the aggressor is always the same – Russia.
@user-qs7lp5tn2k
August 29, 2024 at 1:01 pm
Nonsense. At the current level of mankind development wars are inevitable. And West and its desire to rule the world and suck variuos resources from non-West countries is one of the main reasons for the tense conditions at the moment…
@ededdy6841
August 30, 2024 at 4:22 am
Prevention is the best type of medicine ask any doctor 🤷♂️ it’s much harder to cure cancer but easier to prevent 😬 prevention takes foresight and discipline to make changes. Mediation is such an underrated skill set that is unknown to many, but do not underestimate its potential to save millions.
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August 30, 2024 at 6:33 am
Id like to add my salt to the comments 🧂🧂🧂
@s__c1358
August 30, 2024 at 8:26 am
Such a poor conclusions on Russian invasion of Ukraine.
1. NATO membership was never on the table before the 2014, Ukraine had the prohibition of the alliances membership and neutrality mentioned in Constitution;
2. Who cares what on borders of US or russia? Ukraine is a sovereign state, it’s a sovereign right to decide what to do on its own territory
3. Support that was given to Ukraine was not sufficient and pathetic.
It seems like TED is being affected by Russian agents, or I can’t find any other explanations why it allows this Russian shills to participate in this platform meanwhile blocking Ukrainian speakers
@TheMagicLemur
August 30, 2024 at 3:03 pm
Agree with the point she makes about talking to Assad in Syria.
Far too often Diplomats act like Mean Girls: “I’m not talking to *that* person”.
@peterjonker4795
August 30, 2024 at 4:16 pm
Utopia will change all this. Just follow John Lennon Imagine and all will be well
@user-yw8eg7io2s
August 31, 2024 at 5:50 am
On the contrary, America is the cause of all wars
@michaelmayer7081
August 31, 2024 at 9:08 am
Thanks for spreading Russian propaganda. Next time, don’t forget to quote Hitler. He had the same reasons for invasion in other countries.
@user-bb7zv9ut8q
August 31, 2024 at 1:05 pm
Кто нибудь знает аналог поговорки “поздно пить боржоми”, для буржуев?
@TugasPT
August 31, 2024 at 7:34 pm
Well just compare 80′ with 90′.
After the WTC twin towers went down USA had the green light to get oil.
Major coups in south America were also instigated from USA/CIA.
What about the industrial military complex? 😮
@TugasPT
August 31, 2024 at 7:50 pm
“What else can have done?” 😂 Is she for real? Is she for real?
“We need to act early.”
Is not WE it’s the ones who are in power they should do it!
Because when WE speak up, we get beaten, devalued, criticized, pushed, arrested, shutdown, blocked and vanished.
Is not WE, the ones who are in their thrones.
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@couranbell
September 2, 2024 at 2:14 pm
Very well. She just counts how many weapon the USA gave to Ukraine and don’t even care what is wrong with russia. Tell your stupid speech to putin, perhaps he will be happy to hear how badly it is to break out the wars.