Rethinking track two diplomacy
Key issues and questions
The state of the field
A normative framework
Defining track two
Applying track two
A regional focus
Historical precedents
Comparing the Middle East and South Asia
Roles for track two dialogues
Socialization of participating elites: creating a constituency for regional cooperation
Filtering: making others' ideas your own
Transmission: turning ideas into new policies
Limits of track two dialogues
Regional security dialogues in the Middle East
Introduction
Overview of dialogues
UCLA and the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
The search for common ground
Depaul University
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Cooperative Monitoring Center
Canadian-sponsored maritime activities
The U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: regional seismic monitoring cooperation project
European-sponsored activities
Gulf security track two forums
Roles
Socialization
Filtering
Policy impact
Limits
Elites
Domestic constraints
The regional environment
Conclusion
Regional security dialogues in South Asia
Introduction
Overview of dialogues
Neemrana process
Balusa group
Kashmir Study Group (KSG)
Shanghai process
Stimson Center dialogues
CSIS meetings on nuclear risk reduction centres (NRRCs)
Cooperative Monitoring Center, Sandia National Laboratories
Maritime activities: the confidence and cooperation in South Asian Waters Project
Roles
Socialization
Filtering
Policy impact
Limits
Elites
Domestic constraints
Regional environment
Conclusion
Conclusion
Central arguments
Regional comparisons
Regional lessons
Improving track two dialogues
Expand the types of participants
Create or strengthen institutional support and mentors for track two activities
Localize the dialogues
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