Are global conflicts fated to spin out of control, or can we come Back from the Brink? Militarily, financially and demographically, the crackup of the old order is a high-risk moment.

The Budapest Global Dialogue was founded in 2024 to press for answers to these questions in the heart of Europe—in one of the globe’s rising diplomatic powerhouses.

In the upcoming year, we convene to see whether the globe can come Back from the Brink—as we focus on the urgency of reconfiguring the international order to build in resilience and avoid further escalation.

Join decision-makers, policy minds and diplomats from around the globe on February 9-10, 2026 in Budapest.

Save the date in your calendar now!

Further details will be provided in due course.

 

Take a look at the gallery below to see what happened over the course of our last conference: