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Virginia Thomson (far right) and student participants in discussion and Whom Do We Trust 2018 conference in St. Petersburg, Russia


CONFERENCE REPORT: Strengthening Citizen Diplomacy as the World Leans Towards Autocracy
The focus for this year’s meeting, and a springboard for the next, is “Citizen Diplomacy as the World Leans Towards Autocracy.” The meeting gathered 38 American, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese and European experts over five days, October 5-10, 2025. This document summarizes the major themes covered at the meeting. It raises more questions than it answers. But, drawing on these most recent discussions, we hope to bring
enough clarity to these issues that we can raise support...
tracktwo
Mar 111 min read


2025 End of Year Letter: Can Diplomacy Work?
In the coming months Track Two will engage in finely tuned non-state diplomacy with Russians, Ukrainians, Palestinians, Israelis, Chinese, and those from these regions living in the diaspora. Your support for this work is essential!
tracktwo
Dec 2, 20252 min read


BRICS and the Breaking Glass
Speculation that Prigozhin was a passenger killed on an aircraft traveling from St. Petersburg to Moscow today has stolen the headlines...

Mariah Nimmons
Aug 23, 20234 min read
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