A NATO High-Level Dialogue
About
The Future of Democracy Forum is Diplomatic Courier’s innovation lab and high-level dialogue examining the health and future of democracy and democratic institutions by exploring the question: Is democracy in decline or under attack? Hosted in partnership with the permanent secretariat of the Community of Democracies (CoD), the forum will be held on the eve of the NATO Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, and will aim to inform NATO principals and other stakeholders through a post-meeting communique.
What
Societal and governance institutions are under pressure with 2024 being the year when half of the world’s population will vote on a general election. The acceleration of AI products and services adds an unprecedented layer of complexity. What’s more, our trust in one another and our institutions is in crisis, opening the door for misunderstandings or bad actors to cause great harm. At a time when our challenges are increasingly global and require close cooperation, we are increasingly turning away from collective action and focusing on our differences.
This year’s forum will focus on the health and future of our democratic institutions in the face of multifaceted and evolving pressures, which have been supercharged due to the polycrisis. Specifically, delegates to the forum will:
– Reconsider the root causes of various challenges to our democracies—systemic or external threat?
– Examine the near–term and likely long–term trajectories of resilience to these threats, both in entrenched democracies and in nascent democracies.
– Gamify decision making to open up new angles for thinking about actions we can meaningfully take to engender more resilient democracies.
Who
A principals intimate meeting with the key goal to connect leaders and experts working on solutions at the policy and Board/Governance level. The Forum is intentionally designed to be interactive and intimate with the key goal to convene, connect, and create partnerships among the different stakeholders participating in the event. Participants include executives, board members, NGO and IGO leaders, Civil Society leaders, and policy and diplomacy officials.
Bonus
FOD delegates, speakers, and guests are also invited to attend a special exhibition titled: “Democracy in the Crossfire: Art, Identity, and Resilience” co-curated with International Arts & Artists. The exhibit will launch with a private curator’s tour and reception on July 8th, immediately following the FOD, from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST.