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After RAND’s Missteps: Rebuilding Credible US–Russia Track II Talks

The 2025 Trump–Putin summit in Alaska and the periodic negotiations that followed provide an opening for US–Russia Track II dialogues. In recent years, nongovernmental US–Russia expert dialogues on strategic stability have continued in limited forms. For example, RAND’s 2025 conference proceedings mention one such Track II process (see Scenarios for the Future of U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability and Arms Control: Results from a Track II Dialogue). However, it is also important

Dec 12, 20253 min read

Unofficial Ukraine war diplomacy? What’s Possible—and What Isn’t

Track II diplomacy, such as dialogues among non-governmental Ukrainian and Russian experts for potential official consideration are not realistically safe right now given the scale of the war. Even well-intentioned “citizen diplomats” could face detention or legal jeopardy if their activities are misread. Is e-diplomacy, strictly by email and video conference, any safer than travel? Yes—but there are some matters to be certainly aware of. Ukraine and Russia have similar law

Nov 10, 20253 min read

Digital Diplomacy Effort and Insights - Ukrainian, Russian, and Canadian Experts

TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2015 – The International Channels for Diplomacy hosted its third digital diplomacy project. With the previous two...

Jan 10, 20251 min read