IPDAL and the Municipality of Mafra, with the support of the Centre for International Dialogue (KAICIID), FLAD – Luso-American Development Foundation, and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in Portugal, are organizing the 4th edition of the only conference in Portugal dedicated to strategic dialogues and peace diplomacy.

Mafra Dialogues will once again bring together the world’s leading voices on issues of conflict resolution, human rights and diplomacy at the Palacio Nacional de Mafra.

Panels:

• Navigating Peace in the Indo-Pacific and South China Sea – a detailed analysis of existing tensions in the Indo-Pacific, with a special focus on the Taiwan Strait;

• Security Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean – Latin America and the Caribbean will see their security situation analyzed by looking at the main challenges to stability in the region;

• Muslim-Jewish Relations in light of the recent conflict – This panel will be dedicated to thinking about the immediate future of the region and what it might mean for the world;

• Inter-religious Dialogue: Successes from Africa – Africa is a meeting point of various religions and this talk will be dedicated to examining the role that inter-religious dialogue can play in achieving peace and how this has been successful on the continent;

• War in Europe: What’s Next for the War in Ukraine? – a conversation about Ukraine’s post-war future, looking immediately at the country’s reconstruction efforts.

Mafra Dialogues’ main objectives are:

• Present a set of proposals from Portuguese and international experts to reaffirm the unavoidable role of multilateralism in preventing conflicts.

• Support mediation efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

• Create credibility and strengthen the goodwill around the action of foundations, think tanks and bodies dedicated to promoting and building peace in conflict scenarios.

• Place on the agenda of Portuguese leaders, public and private, the need for multilateral dialogues, as well as the political and economic advantages of Peace Diplomacy.

It is IPDAL’s conviction that, faced with the emergence of a multipolar order and a set of new challenges, in the health, economic, technological and strategic fields, the main international actors are faced with a framework of internal demands and external threats that call into question their vital interests, their diplomatic alliances and the very nature of their regimes.

Pandemics, climate change, global economic recession, internationalized and interconnected conflicts, mass migrations and continental refugee movements require collective responses. The world needs, more than ever, multilateralism. Mediation and conflict prevention. Of Strategic Dialogues and Peace Diplomacy.