Part of Salzburg Global's Peace & Justice Pillar

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Our Purpose

The Pathways to Peace Initiative addresses urgent geopolitical challenges by providing a forum for open and critical dialogue on key issues affecting political, strategic, economic, and cultural relationships. 

As an organization dedicated to international peace and justice since 1947, Salzburg Global provides a space for candid exchange among senior thought leaders of divergent views to advance concrete progress on critical issues.

Peace & Justice Opinion
Making Democracy Deliver
Salzburg Global Fellow Berk Esen explains why today's democracies are increasingly eroded by elected leaders - and how responsive governance can rebuild trust and democratic resilience
Jul 09, 2026
Peace & Justice Opinion
The Battle for Liberal Democracy
Salzburg Global Fellow Eric Frey analyzes how the digital revolution has exposed vulnerabilities to polarization, disinformation, and anti-democratic movements
Jun 26, 2026
Peace & Justice Opinion
Tech-Patrimonialism: The Dictator's New Playbook
Salzburg Global Fellow Julia Ebner explains how AI-powered surveillance and propaganda are accelerating "tech-patrimonialism" by authoritarian leaders
Jun 23, 2026
Peace & Justice Opinion
The Pushback Era: Defending Democracy in an Age of Backsliding
Salzburg Global Fellow Javier Corrales on how citizens, coalitions, and institutions are learning to resist democratic backsliding
Jun 16, 2026
Peace & Justice Opinion
A Self-Critique of the International Pro-Democracy Field
Salzburg Global Fellow Jhanisse Vaca Daza argues that the pro-democracy field is systematically funding the wrong things - and that the most effective method for defeating authoritarian regimes continues to be strategic nonviolent collective action
Jun 12, 2026
Peace & Justice Opinion
Democracies Are Losing Their Civic Defenders
Salzburg Global Fellow Breza Race Maksimovic identifies the "most serious threat" to democracies as the gradual erosion of civic capacity
Jun 10, 2026
Peace & Justice Opinion
The Savior of Democracy Will Be Citizen Action
Salzburg Global Fellow Jim Shultz outlines a blueprint for transforming civic anger into a strategic, protected, and sustained movement capable of resisting political repression
Jun 03, 2026
Peace & Justice Opinion
We Know How To Safeguard Democracy. But Why Aren’t We Doing It More Effectively?
Salzburg Global Fellow Martina Kohl on why democracy cannot survive as an abstract idea, but has to be lived, felt, and practiced through empathy, community, and giving young people a real voice
Jun 01, 2026
Peace & Justice Opinion
Doubling Down on Democracy
Salzburg Global Fellow Elias Forneris on why democracies must inspire civic participation and "compassionate patriotism" to survive
May 29, 2026


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