CEO @Global_Neighbrs | 30 years @UN 🇺🇳 (Ex-UN RC to China 🇨🇳 & Kenya 🇰🇪) | Committed to building global 🌎 🤝understanding & solidarity in a polarized 🌍.

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I began my career with the United Nations 🇺🇳 in 1997, but my commitment to peace was shaped earlier, during a decade of military service 🇮🇳 . That period instilled discipline, duty and loyalty and also exposed me, at close range, to the human cost of violence. Over time, a growing unease took hold: the realisation that force alone cannot address the underlying drivers of conflict. That recognition ultimately led me to seek a different path. un-dco.org/stories/three-dec…
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Beautiful words, Judy. Under this same full moon, your wish feels especially true — that every family, and every child, might feel a little closer tonight. 🌕 Wishing you and all at @UNICEFHK a Mid-Autumn filled with warmth, reunion, and hope. 中秋節快樂! 🥮✨ #ForEveryChild @Chenqing02
Under the same moon, we are never truly far apart. 🌕✨ Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.🥮My greatest wish is for every family, wherever they may be, to share in the warmth of each other's company.🥰 #UNICEFHK #unicef #foreverychild #midautumnfestival #中秋節快樂
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What does privilege ask of us? At a seminar hosted by @UNICEFHK under its Young Envoys Programme, our CEO @sidchat1, Honorary Advisor to UNICEF HK, spoke with young people about what nearly 30 years with the United Nations have taught him. He shared what he witnessed in Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq: children denied an education, schools destroyed by violence, girls subjected to harmful practices. His message to the next generation was clear. Stability, schooling and clean water are a "massive privilege," and gratitude should turn into action against inequality. The young envoys took his words to heart. They spoke about inequality as a web of poverty, health and education, about the fact that no child chooses where they are born, and about empathy, courage and compassion as the foundations of young leadership. At Global Neighbours, we believe dialogue across regions and generations is where lasting solutions begin. #GlobalNeighbours #UNICEF #YouthLeadership #Inequality #ChildRights #Education
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Last week in Vienna 🇦🇹 was spectacular. It was a privilege to be at the Liechtenstein City Palace, belonging to the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, for the "Global Stewards of Impact" gathering. It began with a marvellous black-tie dinner beneath the gilded ceilings, and continued the next morning with a high-level roundtable in the Boiserie Room. Business leaders, family-enterprise owners and impact practitioners from Asia and Europe gathered around one table. In my remarks, I made a case that Europe–China relations matter far beyond the two partners themselves. When Europe and China collaborate, the world 🌎 gains geopolitical stability, development momentum and shared economic progress. In a fragmented world, that collaboration is a necessity, not a luxury. As CEO of Global Neighbours, I am convinced that Track 2 and Track 1.5 diplomacy must remain an essential pillar. When official channels are strained, trusted relationships built patiently and quietly keep the door open. Rooms like this one are where that trust is built. Prince Max of Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 embodies that rare blend of pragmatism and vision: long-term thinking, grounded in what works. It was also a pleasure to present him with a copy of my book, My Five to Thrive. My heartfelt congratulations to the co-conveners, H.S.H. Prince Max 🇱🇮 and Ms Poman Lo 🇨🇳 , founder of the One Earth Alliance, for a rich and eventful discussion. Thanks also to the LGT team for their impeccable hospitality. Bridges are built one conversation at a time. #GlobalNeighbours #EuropeAsia #EuropeChina #TrackTwoDiplomacy #Multilateralism #SustainableDevelopment #ImpactInvesting #Vienna @Global_Neighbrs @KernChri
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Dear @Diaspora_KE & @KenyaMissionUN w/@KenyaembassyDC ahead of tomorrow's meet with President @WilliamsRuto I would like to read poem on exhibition at UNGA Healing in Arts Week dubbed "Art is Mum" CC @fnoluga @drthuranira @DrGithaiga w/ former @UnKenya RC @sidchat1
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A very good meeting in Vienna with H.E. Ambassador Edwin Afande, MBS, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Kenya to Austria. 🇰🇪🇦🇹 I briefed the Ambassador on Tracks to the Future—Global Neighbours’ forthcoming “Think Train” journey connecting Europe, Central Asia and China, bringing together leaders from business, government, science, culture and civil society to listen, exchange ideas and explore what connects us in an increasingly fragmented world. 🚆🌍 We also discussed our plans to expand the Global Neighbours platform to Kenya, building on the deep personal and professional ties that have connected me to the country for many years. Kenya has a distinctive role to play as a bridge between Africa and the wider world, and I look forward to exploring how our work can contribute to new conversations and partnerships. Grateful to Ambassador Afande and his team for the warm welcome and the spirit of openness and collaboration. The future will be built not by choosing sides, but by building bridges. 🌍🤝 @SingoeiAKorir @KenyaMissionUN @ForeignOfficeKE #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #Kenya #Africa #Diplomacy #Multilateralism #Partnerships
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A shared journey can open the door to a different understanding of the world. 🌍 This is the spirit of Tracks to the Future—Global Neighbours’ forthcoming “Think Train” connecting Europe, Central Asia and China. 🚆 From Duisburg 🇩🇪 to Xi’an 🇨🇳, following the historic pathways of exchange across Eurasia, we will bring together entrepreneurs, policymakers, scientists, artists and thinkers to listen, learn and explore new possibilities for cooperation. 💡 At a time of growing fragmentation, the journey is also an expression of the Global Civilization Initiative: that different civilizations can learn from one another, respect diversity, and find common ground through dialogue and exchange. 🌏🕊️ 🎥 As our Founder, Jovanka Porsche, says, understanding begins with curiosity, openness and a willingness to experience life beyond our own surroundings. And, as Professor Klaus Schwab reflects, we hope the journey inspires human connection, mutual understanding and new forms of cooperation. 🤝 The destination matters. But the conversations along the way may matter even more. 💬 🚆 Tracks to the Future begins with a willingness to listen. @KernChri @Global_Neighbrs @AustriaUN @wef #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #GlobalCivilizationInitiative #EuropeAsia #Dialogue #Cooperation #OneEarth
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👏 @SujanChinoy. Dialogues like the Xiangshan Forum 🇨🇳 remind us that the frontiers of AI and security are best navigated together, not alone. PM Modi's MANAV vision — grounded in ethics, sovereignty, and inclusivity — offers a compass many nations can share. In an age of accelerating change, this is the kind of quiet, sustained diplomacy that builds trust across divides. 🌏🕊️ @Sachin_Chat @XiangshanForum
Spoke in Seminar on " #ArtificialIntelligence & Future #Warfare " at the 13th #Beijing @XiangshanForum -also on PM @narendramodi 's MANAV VISION for AI governance (morality/ethics, accountability, national data sovereignty, accessibility/inclusivity & validity/legitimacy. #BXF26
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Building bridges, one conversation at a time. 🇷🇸🇦🇹🌍 It was a pleasure to meet with H.E. Marko Blagojević, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia 🇷🇸 to Austria 🇦🇹 in Vienna. I briefed the Ambassador on Tracks to the Future — our initiative to bring together leaders from business, government, academia, science and culture, travelling across borders and perspectives at a time when the world 🌎 risks becoming increasingly fragmented. I also expressed my sincere appreciation to the Government of Serbia 🇷🇸 for its support and for helping convene important engagements in Belgrade this October, when the Think Train arrives in the city. Belgrade will be an important stop on this journey — a place where history, business, diplomacy and culture intersect, and where meaningful conversations about our shared future can take place. The real value of a journey like this is not simply the distance we travel, but the people we meet, the perspectives we exchange and the bridges we build along the way. From Duisburg 🇩🇪, Vienna 🇦🇹 to Belgrade 🇷🇸 and beyond — let the conversations begin. 🚂 #TracksToTheFuture #GlobalNeighbours #Serbia #Austria #Belgrade #Diplomacy #Dialogue #Connectivity #Multilateralism
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Thank you @rafaelmgrossi for the productive and results-oriented engagement with the Ghana delegation to the 70th General Conference of the IAEA, led by the Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Hon. Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings. Ghana remains committed to working with the IAEA in strategic areas that provide expertise, human resource capacity building, equipment, peer reviews targeting energy challenges, food security, health needs, industrial development and environmental protection in Ghana. We look forward to taking concrete steps to enhance our collaboration. @rafaelmgrossi @IAEAorg #IAEAGC @zanetorofficial #RaysOfHope #Atoms4Food
Ghana is making steady progress towards nuclear power, with both large reactors and SMRs under consideration, with @IAEAorg support. At #IAEAGC with Minister for Environment, Science and Technology @zanetorofficial, we also exchanged on how nuclear science is supporting 🇬🇭’s priorities, from cancer care through #RaysOfHope to climate-resilient agriculture with #Atoms4Food.
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A special evening at the Vienna International Centre 🇺🇳 where science, diplomacy and friendship came together. Pleased to reconnect with Dr. Monica Juma, Executive Director, United Nations 🇺🇳 Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General, United Nations Office at Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 . Our paths first crossed during my time as UN 🇺🇳Resident Coordinator in Kenya 🇰🇪 & she was Foreign Minister of Kenya 🇰🇪. The occasion was equally inspiring: the handover to the United Nations 🇺🇳 of a lunar sample from China’s 🇨🇳 Chang’e-6 mission to the far side of the Moon. “From Lunar Ground to Common Ground: A Shared Future for All” captured the deeper message beautifully—exploration can transcend borders and turn scientific achievement into a bridge for cooperation and our shared humanity. 🌕🌍 My thanks to H.E. Ambassador Li Song, China’s 🇨🇳 Permanent Representative in Vienna, for hosting this memorable occasion. @Amb_LiSong I was also delighted to share with @Monica_Juma_ a copy of My Five to Thrive—a book about health, resilience and purpose. 🤝✨ #UnitedNations #China #Kenya #Vienna #Diplomacy #SpaceExploration #GlobalCooperation #CommonGround @Global_Neighbrs @UNODC
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Today in Vienna Austria 🇦🇹, a warm and substantive meeting with Ambassador María Aurora Mejía Errasquín, Ambassador of Spain 🇪🇸 to Austria, at the historic Spanish Embassy on Schwarzenbergplatz — a former Ringstrasse-era palace Spain has called home since 1927. Ambassador Mejía brings a remarkable career to the role: postings from Bucharest 🇷🇴 to Brasília 🇧🇷 to NATO, service as Special Envoy for Gender Equality and later to Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and Pakistan, 🇵🇰 and most recently running the machinery behind Spain's 2023 EU Council Presidency. I had the opportunity to brief her on the work of Global Neighbours @Global_Neighbrs in advancing Europe-Asia dialogue and strategic cooperation. I took the opportunity to commend Spain 🇪🇸 for the principled, steady leadership it showed in managing the migration crisis that unfolded on its shores in Ceuta — a moment that tested Europe's values, and one in which Spain's response stood out. Grateful 😊 for the exchange and for the Ambassador's time, and looking forward to building on this dialogue. #GlobalNeighbours #Diplomacy #Spain #Austria #Vienna #EuropeAsiaDialogue #Ceuta @SpainUN @SpainUNGeneva @EmbEspAustria @EmbEspChina @sanchezcastejon
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"Education is the bridge to human progress." Following International Literacy Day and the International Day to Protect Education from Attack, key global challenges remain front and center: 💡 Addressing education inequality and bridging urgent access gaps. 💡 Empowering girls' education as a cornerstone for systemic progress. 💡 Building resilient education systems amidst converging global shocks. In my recent dialogue with young leaders and alumni at the Hong Kong 🇭🇰 🇨🇳 Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF HK), we explored Hong Kong’s immense potential as an international education and literacy hub. With its financial ecosystem, global connectivity, and intellectual capacity, Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to lead advocacy and champion child-friendly initiatives worldwide. 🌎 When we invest in learning, we invest in our shared future. Read the full interview and coverage here: english.dotdotnews.com/a/202… #Education #UNICEF #GlobalImpact #HongKong #Leadership #FutureOfLearning #Sustainability #GirlsEducation
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What if preventing conflict begins, in part, with how leaders take care of themselves? In my recent conversation with @mukeshkapila on @FadingCauses podcast, we explored a question that deserves far more attention. Can the health of a leader influence the health of the world?🌎 Physical health & Mental wellbeing are key to manage stress. And, perhaps most importantly, the ability to remain calm under pressure. We often speak about conflict prevention in terms of diplomacy, institutions, intelligence and geopolitics. All of these matter. But behind every decision is a human being with enormous power. A leader who is exhausted, chronically stressed, emotionally overwhelmed or unable to regulate their impulses can make very different decisions from one who is physically and mentally grounded. As a combat veteran I can confirm that calm is a superpower. Calm does not mean weakness or passivity. It is the capacity to create space between provocation and reaction; between fear and decision; between anger and action. Healthy leaders do not automatically create a peaceful world. But leaders who are grounded, resilient and capable of self-regulation may be better equipped to prevent a crisis from becoming a catastrophe. This is a conversation I believe we need to have — not only about how we govern the world, but about how we prepare the people who govern it. Watch the full conversation with Mukesh Kapila on Fading Causes: ⏯️ piped.video/@FadingCausesPod… #Leadership #Peace #ConflictPrevention #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #Diplomacy #Multilateralism #LeadershipMatters #CalmIsASuperpower
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🇺🇳🤝🇦🇹 Old colleagues, enduring bonds Wonderful to welcome Pratibha Mehta, Francis M. O’Donnell and Nardos Bekele-Thomas, three distinguished former UN 🇺🇳Resident Coordinators, together with Julduz Akisheva, recently retired from UNODC, to my office in Vienna. 🇦🇹 Some friendships are forged through years of public service, across countries, crises and continents — and endure long after the titles and assignments have changed. It was a joy to reconnect, share memories, reflect on the UN we served, and exchange thoughts on the challenges facing our world 🌎 today. Public service creates a bond that time and distance cannot easily diminish. What unites us is not simply where we served, but a shared belief in multilateralism, international cooperation and the power of people to make a difference. Grateful for this wonderful reunion — and for the friendships that continue to bring us together. 🙏🌍 #UnitedNations #ResidentCoordinators #PublicService #Multilateralism #GlobalNeighbours #Vienna #InternationalCooperation #UNFamily #Friendship #Diplomacy
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Three cheers for three years! 🥂🇳🇴🇮🇳 Thank you for your amazing contributions to the Norway-India partnership, May-Elin. KEEP SHINING Wishing you an absolutely stellar and action-packed year ahead! #IncredibleIndia
Three years already! Grateful for the memories, experiences and moments that made my time in India so special. A truly incredible journey! Look forward to new milestones in our 🇳🇴🇮🇳 partnership and an action-packed year ahead. #IncredibleIndia #3Years @NorwayMFA @MEAIndia
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🌍 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆? Today in Vienna 🇦🇹, Global Neighbours and the @CIRSD - Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development will come together for a discussion marking the launch of the Summer 2026 issue of Horizons — Journal of International Relations and Sustainable Development, titled “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.” Global Neighbours Founder and Chairwoman Jovanka Porsche and CEO @sidchat1 will contribute to a conversation taking its starting point from their new essay, “The Architecture of Survival: Why the World Cannot Wait for Governments Alone,” which poses a fundamental question: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱? At a time of growing geopolitical fragmentation and declining trust, governments and multilateral institutions remain indispensable—but they cannot carry the weight alone. Think tanks, civil society, business and other independent actors can help build trust, keep channels of dialogue open and prepare the ground for official diplomacy. Ms. Porsche and Mr. Chatterjee will be joined by H.E. Prof. Dr. Igor Lukšić, former Prime Minister of Montenegro and former Fellow of Global Neighbours. The conversation will be opened and moderated by H.E. @jeremic_vuk, President of CIRSD, Editor-in-Chief of Horizons and President of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱. 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱. We look forward to a candid and substantive exchange in Vienna. 📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: cirsd.org/horizon-article/th… #GlobalNeighbours #Horizons #CIRSD #Multilateralism #GlobalGovernance #Diplomacy #Track2Diplomacy #InternationalCooperation #Vienna
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Siddharth Chatterjee 常启德 retweeted
🌍 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲” — 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮. 🇦🇹 Global Neighbours and @CIRSD - Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development came together for the Vienna launch of Horizons — Journal of International Relations and Sustainable Development, Summer 2026, Issue No. 35, bringing together distinguished voices from diplomacy, politics, business and academia. The discussion took its starting point from “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲,” an article by Jovanka Porsche, Founder and Chairwoman of Global Neighbours, and @sidchat1, CEO of Global Neighbours and former United Nations Resident Coordinator in China. Their central argument is clear: renewing multilateralism will require governments to lead—but also a wider ecosystem of actors willing to build trust, create partnerships and turn dialogue into practical cooperation. The conversation was opened and moderated by H.E. @jeremic_vuk, President of CIRSD - Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development, Editor-in-Chief of Horizons and President of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, and joined by H.E. Prof. Dr. Igor Lukšić, former Prime Minister of Montenegro and Visiting Fellow of Global Neighbours. From 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝟮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝟭.𝟱 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 and public-private partnerships to Europe’s role in an increasingly multipolar world and the post-2030 development agenda, the discussion moved beyond what is wrong with the international system to 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁. As Ms. Porsche emphasised, Global Neighbours is a “think-and-do tank”—not simply creating spaces for conversation, but working to translate those conversations into relationships, partnerships and action. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Our sincere thanks to CIRSD, our speakers and everyone who joined us for a candid and substantive exchange in Vienna. 📖 Read “The Architecture of Survival” in Horizons Issue No. 35 #GlobalNeighbours #Horizons #CIRSD #Multilateralism #GlobalGovernance #Track2Diplomacy #Diplomacy #InternationalCooperation #Vienna
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It was a privilege to meet today in Vienna 🇦🇹 with H.E. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation 🇷🇺 to the OSCE. Drawing on the long tradition of working alongside Russian colleagues & interlocutors across the United Nations 🇺🇳 system, I briefed the Ambassador on the work of Global Neighbours — our convening formats, our Europe–Asia initiatives, including Tracks to the Future, and our efforts to create bridges for dialogue through Track 1.5 and Track 2 diplomacy. We also exchanged views on the evolving international system and the enduring importance of institutions such as the OSCE and the United Nations 🇺🇳 as spaces where countries with profoundly different perspectives can continue to meet, listen and engage. At a time of deepening fragmentation and geopolitical uncertainty, the value of patient, honest and discreet dialogue has rarely been greater. Geography cannot be changed — but understanding can be deepened. And where understanding grows, the possibilities for cooperation grow with it. Global Neighbours remains committed to building the spaces where meaningful dialogue can take place — across borders, across regions and across differences. My sincere thanks to Ambassador Polyanskiy for a candid, constructive and thoughtful exchange. 🙏 #Diplomacy #Track2Diplomacy #OSCE #UnitedNations #Vienna #Dialogue #EuropeAsia #GlobalNeighbours
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"Differences need not preclude cooperation" — my new piece for China Daily Global, ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. 🇮🇳 From roughly AD 1 to AD 1800, India 🇮🇳 and China 🇨🇳 were the two great civilizational poles of the world 🌎 and for most of that period they were each other's teachers and customers rather than adversaries. What broke that was not Asian. It was the colonial chapter and the upheaval that followed. We have been estranged for the shortest, most recent chapter of a very long story. It would be fatalistic to treat that chapter as the whole book. Nearly thirty years in the UN 🇺🇳 — South Sudan 🇸🇸,Somalia 🇸🇴, Iraq 🇮🇶. Sudan 🇸🇩, Bosnia 🇧🇦, Kenya 🇰🇪 & China 🇨🇳 — taught me that political differences can swallow a relationship whole, and that open channels are what eventually make settlement possible. BRICS is one of the few tables where such different countries still sit down together. That is worth something. enapp.chinadaily.com.cn/a/20… #BRICS #India #China #GlobalSouth #Diplomacy
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