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


1,001 Days of War
The impact of a US election with wide ranging implications for international dynamics has begun to ripple across the global landscape. In...

Mariah Nimmons
Nov 20, 20245 min read


Conflict Conflagration?
In recent weeks, experts have grown increasingly concerned that the deployment of North Korean troops to the Russia-Ukraine front line...

Mariah Nimmons
Nov 7, 20244 min read


Invaded Identity
Of late, political undulations, escalations in nuclear policy, and more have drawn media focus away from the war’s epicenter in Ukraine...

Mariah Nimmons
Oct 23, 20246 min read


Where West Meets War
During an unprecedented year of global elections, the changing season draws us ever nearer to the consequential US presidential election...

Mariah Nimmons
Sep 25, 20245 min read


The Russian Mind At War
For nearly two and half years we’ve followed the war in Ukraine and among our network, an ongoing line of inquiry pervades discussion of...

Mariah Nimmons
Jul 31, 20244 min read


Archived Resources: The Israel-Hamas War (October 7, 2023 - August 14, 2024)
The resources included in this list are not original to Track Two and do not in any way reflect any position on the events and...
tracktwo
Jul 18, 202419 min read


Regional Agitations
Following the resolution of US aid for Ukraine, we journey back across the Atlantic to take the temperature in the post-Soviet sphere and...

Mariah Nimmons
May 8, 20244 min read


The Judgment of Solomon
Beyond the Kremlin’s stated objectives of ‘denazifying Ukraine’ and ‘reunifying the Russian World’ - past the besieged nation’s...

Mariah Nimmons
Apr 10, 20244 min read


A Somber Milestone
This anniversary looks a bit different from the first. In the intervening year - and within the 24-hour news cycle - the Ukraine war...

Mariah Nimmons
Feb 28, 20245 min read


The Facets of Ukraine
The ICJ rejects significant portions of a ‘terrorism’ case brought by Ukraine against Russia, talk of a military leadership shakeup...

Mariah Nimmons
Jan 31, 20244 min read


The Privilege of Peace, The Focus on Ukraine
As many in our network observe a time of abundance and gratitude, we feel compelled to acknowledge the circumstances under which we...

Mariah Nimmons
Nov 22, 20234 min read


War's Gravity
In light of the Israel-Hamas War and Track Two's history in the region through our IAN (International Abrahamic Network) program we will...

Mariah Nimmons
Oct 17, 20234 min read


Cascading Conflicts - Nagorno-Karabakh
Across the Black Sea from Ukraine, a thirty-five year struggle between Armenia and Azerbaijian erupts over the dissolution of the...

Mariah Nimmons
Oct 3, 20234 min read


Shaping Realities
We gain a more complete understanding of complex, emotionally charged subjects through consuming a diversity of perspectives. In doing so...

Mariah Nimmons
Sep 26, 20234 min read


After One Year of War, Enduring Themes Emerge
February 24, 2023 bears a somber milestone, marking one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Today we share with you the persistent themes...

Mariah Nimmons
Feb 23, 20234 min read


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...
tracktwo
Oct 22, 20223 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


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
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