2022
A curatorial effort to present resources on February 24th’s Russian invasion of Ukraine launched on February 25th, providing varied perspectives captured on our website daily in the first six months following Russia’s invasion then weekly and delivered via emails and social media to our network. These curations offered vital lenses through which to understand the sociopolitical causes and consequences of the conflict, the history of the region, and the humanity at its core. The weekly effort reinvigorated and reinforced Track Two’s relationships with our Russian and Ukrainian colleagues and friends.
Work on global threats continued, focusing in 2022 on the importance of non-state diplomacy to a multitude of cross border circumstances that require collaboration. Track Two instigated a year-long project, Oceans 22, seeking marine protections in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. The project acknowledged the role of our oceans in mitigating climate change. It was conceived in response to a revelation that Russia and China were blocking conservation efforts in the Antarctic’s critical krill habitat. Oceans 22 engaged scientists and negotiators from Russia, China, the US and the EU in virtual and in-person meetings to resolve the issue through cross-border collaboration. The project culminated in a conference at Esalen Institute in October where the root causes of the blockage were examined and unraveled in earnest. This project is ongoing.
The History Project, an archival effort to capture Track Two's history and methodologies in print, media and online, launched. It commenced with a series of interviews with Track Two colleagues and network members whose early involvement with this work was so vital.
