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Virginia Thomson (far right) and student participants in discussion and Whom Do We Trust 2018 conference in St. Petersburg, Russia
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OCEANS 22: Day Four - You think the ocean’s over? Then you don’t know Vorontsova
The title of this post is a line from a silly song by Woody Keppel and other artsy types attending Track Two’s Oceans 22 conference...
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Oct 22, 20223 min read
OCEANS 22: Day Three - At the Root and In the Current
Our good friend Joe Montville who coined the term "track-two diplomacy' always encouraged us to "follow the money." In the world of ocean...
tracktwo
Oct 20, 20222 min read
OCEANS 22: Day Two - Treaty Cheaters, Antarctic Krill and Whale Poop
Apologies for the cutesy title – I promise to explain these subjects, which arose on the morning of Tuesday Oct 18 as part of the Track...
Evelyn Messinger
Oct 18, 20222 min read
OCEANS 22 - Day One: One Planet - One Ocean
The Track Two Conference, Oceans 22, opened today at Esalen Institute in Big Sur to the barking of sea lions, the breaching of...
tracktwo
Oct 18, 20222 min read
CONFERENCE: Oceans 22
From October 16 to 21, 2022 Track Two will convene experts from across the globe at Esalen Institute in Big Sur to discuss how best to...
tracktwo
Oct 17, 20222 min read
The Neighborhood is Different Now
Updated Resources - September 8, 2022 Dear Friends, Today’s collection examines the shifting post-invasion dynamics between Russia and...
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Sep 12, 20223 min read
Gorbachev - A Complex Life and Legacy (1931 - 2022)
On Tuesday, August 30, 2022 the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, passed away in a Moscow hospital at the age of...
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Sep 1, 20223 min read
2021 End of Year Letter
During the pandemic, Track Two's citizen diplomacy has continued despite the limitations on travel and face-to-face gatherings. We write...
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Nov 28, 20212 min read
CONFERENCE REPORT: Capturing the Citizen Eye
Track Two and Esalen Institute gathered seven artists with 18 other participants from Europe, Canada and the US at a conference on global...
tracktwo
Nov 18, 202114 min read
From the One Network: In This Place Together By Penina Eilberg-Schwartz and Sulaiman Khatib
Many of us are catching our breath after the tumult and violence of the past several weeks. As we mourn the lives lost, and recognize the...
Penina Eilberg-Schwartz & Sulaiman Khatib
Jun 10, 20213 min read
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