This special episode presents a recording of the 2026 Peter Wallensteen Lecture, which took place in Uppsala, Sweden on 20 May 2026. Professor T.V. Paul delivered a riveting analysis of how the pursuit of status affects the decisions of great powers.

 

The first question during the Q&A was asked the by Jan Eliasson, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs. Professor Peter Wallensteen himself offered the concluding question.

 

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The annual Peter Wallensteen Lecture honours the department’s founder, Professor Peter Wallensteen and his enduring legacy in peace studies.

T.V. Paul is Distinguished James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal, Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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