Emphasize neighbors in AI diplomacy

- Roundtables this week urged countries to pair economic diplomacy with AI and science diplomacy and to prioritize neighbors for regional stability. - Participants raised blue-economy talks alongside tech cooperation, and warned that growing unilateralism is straining multilateral institutions and reducing trust between small and large states. - Small states urged neighbor-first policies to limit spillovers from great-power rivalry and protect local economies. (x.com) (x.com)