Middle Powers Diplomacy

At the Astana International Forum 2023

· Kazakhstan,Global Governance,Diplomacy

The session featured David Aptsiauri, General Director of the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Joshua Lincoln, Senior Fellow of the Centre for International Law and Governance at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at the Tufts University, Maulen Ashimbayev, Speaker of the Senate (upper chamber of the Kazakh Parliament), Thomas Greminger, Swiss diplomat and former Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and Danny Quah, Dean and Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore Danny Quah.

Experts explored the unique advantages that middle powers have, such as their ability to bridge gaps between major powers, as well as their greater flexibility and adaptability when responding to geopolitical shifts.