A TED Talk, featuring mediator Hiba Qasas, who asks “What if the path to peace starts with self-interest?” After four decades inside some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones, she has learned that most peacebuilding efforts get it wrong from the start. She makes a provocative case that conciliation shouldn’t begin with empathy — and reveals how leading with shared incentives brought hundreds of Israeli and Palestinian leaders into active collaboration, even in the midst of war. Watch now.