Whilst the international order is unravelling, the world is facing multiple challenges to the notion of state sovereignty. The existing structures and institutions are unable to ensure the unobstructed functioning of international law and deal with violent conflicts such as those in Ukraine, the Middle East ,and the South Caucasus. New actors aspire to have a bigger role in the international arena and seek to assert their influence. Smaller-sized states expect their vital interests also to be respected. 

Will a new set of assumptions define the future? Who will write these new rules and how to ensure their implementation? How will the influence of the newly rising actors affect the shaping of the global order? What strategies can small states employ to become participants in shaping the new world order, rather than recipients of its outcomes? What role can multilateral institutions play in achieving this goal?

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia
Suzi Carla Barbosa, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guinea-Bissau 
Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Former Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, India
Zoran Dimitrovski, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, North Macedonia
Ali Aslan, International TV Presenter and Journalist, Germany
Zbigniew Pisarski, Founder & President, Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Poland

Moderator: 

Nathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy