These days, November 4-7, 2024, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club is being held in Sochi. You can watch the live broadcast of the plenary session of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club on our website on November 7.
The goal of the conference, which will bring together 140 participants from 50 countries, is to offer non-Western ideas for solving global problems, to make it clear that the leading developed countries do not have a monopoly on formulating the goals and methods of development. The discussions will cover all the main global topics, from the environment and inequality to artificial intelligence and methods of conflict resolution.
The architecture of the system of international relations is moving towards a polycentric structure, but the world is not disintegrating into its constituent parts or losing its integrity. As a result, the presence of global problems implies that the entire world, with its aggregate set of approaches and ideas, is engaged in a search for solutions, not just the Western countries. The search for a unified project that can unite humanity beyond inevitable geopolitical differences to solve universal problems is extremely relevant. This is not about opposing the West; the complexity of the world palette and the growing influence of other powers with their cultures and experience does not allow for us to solely rely on the approaches and interests of a narrow group of countries. An efficient response to international challenges is possible only if all opinions and interests are taken into account. Truth is born not only in debates, but also from diversity.
Read the Programme for details.
