Doha Forum

Doha Forum 2026: “Redefining Global Trust”
5 - 6 December

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"Redefining Global Trust”

Trust is under strain. It is also being redefined. This year, Doha Forum examines the forces reshaping our global order and the pathways towards credible cooperation.

Doha Forum reconvenes on 5–6 December for its 24th edition, bringing together global leaders and policymakers under the banner of Diplomacy, Dialogue & Diversity.

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Seven sub-themes, one theme: Redefining Global Trust. Explore the conversations shaping @DohaForum 2026, taking place on 5-6 December.

Learn more: https://t.co/7NSMf4EvsZ

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What happens to the world’s most exposed economies when a single trade corridor comes to a standstill?

Doha Forum joins the Paris Peace Forum for “Beyond Hormuz: The Hidden Cost of Conflict on Global Development,” a conversation on the economic and development costs of the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

Watch the session livestream: https://t.co/B3xX0tFGPT

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@DohaForum 2026 returns on 5-6 December under the theme Redefining Global Trust, exploring the forces reshaping international cooperation and the changing foundations of global trust.

Learn more: https://t.co/7NSMf4EvsZ

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"...everybody is going to have lots of AI making their lives longer and healthier and happier." @SchmidhuberAI

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Could AI destroy the world?
Some warn AI could one day escape our control. Others call it fearmongering. Stuart Russell and @SchmidhuberAI take opposing sides on Counterpoint, a @ForeignPolicy podcast in partnership with Doha Forum.

Out now: https://t.co/Z5XbtcqDwC

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"It just seems extremely unwise to bet the future of the human race on that."
- Stuart Russell

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Moderating at @WarsawForum in collaboration with @DohaForum.

Sincere thanks for the invitation to chair this challenging topic.

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🎧️ Could AI destroy the world? Stuart Russell and @SchmidhuberAI separate fact from fearmongering on the latest episode of Counterpoint, a podcast from FP and @DohaForum: https://t.co/mn1f2MwaCW

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What does it take to make peace hold?

At the @WarsawForum, Doha Forum convened "Negotiating Peace in the Middle East: Lessons from the Frontlines of Diplomacy."

The discussion explored the role of mediators, the challenges of sustaining peace and the place of trust in diplomacy.

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At the Warsaw Security Forum, Doha Forum convened H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Dr. Philip H. Gordon and Luigi Di Maio, moderated by Latika M. Bourke, for a discussion on negotiating peace in the Middle East and lessons from the frontlines of diplomacy.

The conversation continues at #DF26, 5 and 6 December in Doha, under the theme “Redefining Global Trust.”

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"Instead of giving Israel confidence to make peace with the Palestinians... what it did was simply reaffirm a sense of total impunity." @mattduss

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Has the Middle East benefited from the Abraham Accords?

Six years on: stronger cooperation and security, or greater instability? @stevenacook and @mattduss take opposing sides on Counterpoint, a @ForeignPolicy podcast in partnership with Doha Forum.

Out now: https://t.co/ulXpyuRKxM

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"I take the cynicism over the alternative, which is unremitting hostility." @stevenacook

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What does peacemaking look like from behind the negotiating table?

Tomorrow, Tuesday 13 October, at the Warsaw Security Forum, #DohaForum will convene a high-level panel exploring the lessons emerging from the frontlines of diplomacy, bringing together senior voices from the Gulf, the United States and the European Union.

Watch live: https://t.co/QndHSnUFH4

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Where does global trust stand as the year draws to a close?

Our October Newsletter reflects on Doha Forum's engagements in New York during UNGA week, including the launch of the 2026 Future of International Cooperation Report, and highlights the signals shaping international cooperation, governance, and economic trends.

With two months still to go until Doha Forum 2026 under the theme ‘Redefining Global Trust’, we look forward to continuing these conversations in Doha on 5-6 December.

Read the October Newsletter: https://t.co/puIRecDVCM

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The Abraham Accords were supposed to normalize relations between Israel and several Arab states. But six years on, has the Middle East seen any benefit?

On the latest episode of Counterpoint, a podcast from FP and @DohaForum, @mattduss and @stevenacook join host @NicholasDanfort for a debate: https://t.co/MxegnLcTnt