2026 is going to be important.The last year was chock full of the unprecedented. Volatility and uncertainty were staples. It might be easy to feel despair in the face of all this immediate disruption, especially as polycrisis challenges loom in the background. Indeed, the scope of the work ahead of us is daunting. But any period of disruption is also a time of opportunity, and amid the chaos there are hopeful signals. At Diplomatic Courier,that is our unofficial motto for 2026, and that mindset is reflected in this year’s Davos Dialogues special edition.

You can find the special edition here, and our introduction here. As always, feel free to reach out with any feedback or if you’d like to be involved with what we do.

We hope you enjoy!

Article by

Shane Szarkowski

Dr. Shane C. Szarkowski is Editor–in–Chief of Diplomatic Courier and the Executive Director of World in 2050.