Executive summary: Track II diplomacy can mitigate global catastrophic risks through multiple mechanisms, including facilitating information exchange, problem-solving, and crisis communication between adversarial powers.
Key points:
Track II dialogues can reduce information asymmetries and mistrust between rival states, potentially disrupting dangerous spirals in great power competition.
Unofficial dialogues provide a “diplomatic subsidy” by facilitating object-level problem solving and supporting official diplomacy.
Track II efforts can develop expert communities and talent pools to inform policymaking on complex technical issues like AI governance.
These dialogues offer a way to hedge against political changes and maintain communication channels during diplomatic breakdowns.
Track II diplomacy allows philanthropists to influence policy discussions in closed societies where direct funding is not feasible.
Funders should evaluate dialogue proposals based on issue area importance, convening power, and mechanisms for policy transfer.
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Executive summary: Track II diplomacy can mitigate global catastrophic risks through multiple mechanisms, including facilitating information exchange, problem-solving, and crisis communication between adversarial powers.
Key points:
Track II dialogues can reduce information asymmetries and mistrust between rival states, potentially disrupting dangerous spirals in great power competition.
Unofficial dialogues provide a “diplomatic subsidy” by facilitating object-level problem solving and supporting official diplomacy.
Track II efforts can develop expert communities and talent pools to inform policymaking on complex technical issues like AI governance.
These dialogues offer a way to hedge against political changes and maintain communication channels during diplomatic breakdowns.
Track II diplomacy allows philanthropists to influence policy discussions in closed societies where direct funding is not feasible.
Funders should evaluate dialogue proposals based on issue area importance, convening power, and mechanisms for policy transfer.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.