Authentic peace: When collaborati...

Authentic peace: When collaboration and truth outlast power

Smallest Truths by Zovighian Public Office
E3
Sep 3, 2025
25:03

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What does authentic, long-lasting peace look like when greater powers are imposing so-called peace agreements? In this third episode of "Smallest Truths," Lynn Zovighian wraps up an intense conversation with Nadine Maenza, global advocate for freedom of belief and former Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

Together, they expose how imposed agreements risk being unauthentic and short-lived, and how communities can reclaim ownership through collaboration and resilience. They show how the smallest truths hold power to account — and why authentic peace must come from those who live it.

This third conversation leaves us with a pressing question: If accountability begins with the smallest truths, how can they be amplified into the building blocks of enduring peace?

Keywords

Humanitarian diplomacy
Freedom of religion or belief (FoRB)
international religious freedom (IRF)
Nadine Maenza
Lynn Zovighian
Zovighian Public Office (ZPO)
authentic peace
weaponized peace agreements
truth and accountability
collaboration and resilience

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