{"id":3428,"date":"2026-01-13T12:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/?page_id=3428"},"modified":"2026-07-24T23:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T03:53:10","slug":"wocup-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/ro\/wocup\/wocup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"WOCUP 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3428\" class=\"elementor elementor-3428\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c040a22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c040a22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e3faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65e3faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WOCUP 2026:<br \/><\/strong>Are the Walls Closing in on Ukraine?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70687f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a70687f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Anti-Imperial Resilience Meets Domestic Scandal &amp; Trump Diplomacy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2b9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d2b9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Held January 22, 2026 \u2022 George Washington University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099dea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"099dea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b95cba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b95cba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e819b89 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e819b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>WOCUP 2026<\/strong> brought together leading scholars and policy experts in political science and international affairs to examine how domestic political dynamics and shifting international pressures shaped Ukraine\u2019s wartime diplomacy and prospects for peace. Through an opening keynote address and two expert roundtables, participants assessed the influence of internal governance challenges, public accountability, and elite politics on Ukrainian foreign policy, as well as the implications of evolving U.S. and international approaches to conflict resolution. The discussions highlighted the constraints facing Ukraine\u2019s leadership, the risks of externally driven peace proposals, and the long-term consequences for Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and democratic resilience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77f5f5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a77f5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0635c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af0635c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Themes &amp; Discussion Topics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1529c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff1529c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8be3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e8be3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Domestic Politics &amp; Wartime Governance<\/b><\/h3><ul><li><p class=\"p1\">How internal political dynamics shape Ukraine\u2019s diplomatic strategy<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Anti-corruption efforts, elite accountability, and public trust during war<\/p><\/li><li><p class=\"p1\">Democratic governance under sustained military and economic pressure<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e637e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78e637e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Peace Diplomacy &amp; International Constraints<\/b><\/h3><ul><li class=\"p1\">Navigating peace negotiations amid ongoing violence<\/li><li class=\"p1\">External pressure, security guarantees, and public consent<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Risks of concessions without credible long-term protections<\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be780b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be780b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Ukraine\u2019s Global Partnerships &amp; Democratic Resilience<\/b><\/h3><ul><li class=\"p1\">The role of U.S. and allied politics in shaping Ukraine\u2019s options<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Alliance politics in a changing international environment<\/li><li class=\"p1\">Long-term implications for Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and democratic future<\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc1b25 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"edc1b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7063f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af7063f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Speaker<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d41d22 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d41d22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9acd448 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9acd448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3435\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">William B. Taylor, <br>Former US Ambassador to Ukraine<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de53dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de53dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Roundtable Speakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7164e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e7164e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Domestic Influences on Ukrainian Diplomacy<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1e6e0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c1e6e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5981445 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5981445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mikhail A. Alexseev, <br>San Diego State University<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a7855 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a6a7855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/83.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3430\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/83.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/83-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/83-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/83-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/83-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/83-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/83-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Nadia Bureiko, <br>Foreign Policy Council \u201cUkrainian Prism\u201d<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15db008 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"15db008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/84.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3431\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/84.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/84-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/84-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/84-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/84-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/84-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/84-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Oleksiy Haran, <br>National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51dd77a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"51dd77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/85.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/85.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/85-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/85-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/85-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/85-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/85-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/85-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Timothy Frye, <br>Columbia University<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8694a7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a8694a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/86.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3433\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/86.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/86-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/86-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/86-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/86-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/86-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/86-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Andrew Wilson, <br>University College London<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00e69e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a00e69e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jill Dougherty,<br>CNN, Georgetown University<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Moderator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e54413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e54413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Navigating Peace Diplomacy in the Trump Era<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7117696 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7117696\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22ad92 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f22ad92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/88.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3436\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petrachprogram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/88.png 1080w, 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