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On 4 March, we welcomed Jonathan van Varik - youth worker, freelance peacebuilder, and lead coordinator of the 2026 Youth Peace Summit - for our latest Fireside Peace Chat. In this edition of FPC, we explored the unique perspective and role that youth can play in advancing peace from the local to the global level. Together, we discussed how youth, institutions, organizations, and governments can be better connected through dialogue, innovation, and inclusion to empower young people worldwide to become active creators of peace.

Alexander Gunkel is a serial social entrepreneur with a background in business and mechanical engineering, who is the founder and Director of Space4Good, harnessing space technology for social and environmental impact.

At the latest #DemocracyDrinks The Hague, the former Head of Cabinet for the EU’s Enlargement Commissioner and Dutch MEP gathered to discuss the democratic challenges facing the Western Balkans and how, amid growing geopolitical tensions in the region, they fit into the framework of EU membership.