148 Lord Alderdice: Road Maps to Peace

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🗓️ 7 September 2008

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Lord Alderdice, one of the key political figures who helped resolve Northern Ireland's long-standing "troubles" between its Catholic and Protestant citizens, joins Rick as a special guest to discuss the tensions facing the United States and its allies. The Belfast native provides a look at the personal reasons fueling political conflict and provoking terrorist acts and shares his approach to overcoming terrorism and designing road maps for peace. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Why can't we all just get along? It's a problem as old as humanity.
0:05.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. What's keeping us from finding solutions to the kind of blood feuds and terrorist
0:10.3	insurgencies that threaten peace and stability from Baghdad, Kondahar to Manhattan
0:15.6	or wherever you call home.
0:18.2	John Aldredice comes from Belfast and is a member of the British House of Lords.
0:22.2	Using his training as a psychiatrist, he was a
0:24.3	major player in bringing about an end to the infamous troubles of Northern Ireland.
0:27.8	Security measures on their own will never solve the problem. These are problems of relationships. They are
0:35.0	political problems and the only way they're going to be resolved in the end is by
0:39.1	people sitting down and talking with each other. Lord Aldervice joins us today to share his approach for finding real solutions to the
0:45.3	conflicts between fundamentalist ideologies and modern secular societies.
0:50.5	Stay with us for a look at fundamentalism, terrorism, and roadmaps to peace on Travel with Rick
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1:15.0	Hello, this is Rick Steeves. Rather than venturing into a foreign land today on travel with
1:20.0	Rick Steeves, we're delving into a subject that affects the security and peace of mind of people
1:25.2	all over the world.
1:26.8	We're overdue for some fresh ideas on dealing with terrorism and conflicts between governments.
1:32.2	Our guest is John Aldredice, actually Lord Aldredice. He helped
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