Episode 4: Building cross-cultural trust, even in the face of extremist violence

February 23, 2021 00:18:35
Episode 4: Building cross-cultural trust, even in the face of extremist violence
Culturally Attuned
Episode 4: Building cross-cultural trust, even in the face of extremist violence

Feb 23 2021 | 00:18:35

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Show Notes

How do we build trust across cultural divides? USIP’s Leanne Erdberg Steadman has spent years seeking trust across the most painful of chasms—with former violent extremists in the Middle East and Africa. She shares a story of what she’s learned. 

 

Learn more and read the transcript: https://www.usip.org/publications/2021/02/building-cross-cultural-trust-even-face-extremist-violence

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