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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