At the 2026 Rīga Conference, Peter Rough moderated a conversation on the role of diplomacy, economic and political tools, and multilateral cooperation in helping democracies navigate growing strategic competition and threats to the international order.
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A truck drives through the Alataw Pass Comprehensive Bonded Zone in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. (Getty Images)