While subnational diplomacy is not new, the organization of cities and urban areas into a coherent voice has led to the rise of transnational urban networks, fundamentally altered the nature of world order, and expanded opportunities for global cooperation. From the pivotal impact cities had on global public health strategy during the height of the pandemic to today’s city-to-city partnerships that generate aid and shelter for refugees fleeing the war on Ukraine—subnational diplomacy creates real, tangible impacts on the geopolitical order. How else has the transnational work of cities reverberated around the globe? And how might cities pave the way for global policy on climate, migration, and national security?
Join us for a conversation with city officials, scholars, and network leaders on the historic evolution of city diplomacy and consider what it means at the local and global levels.
