Track 2 Diplomacy in Asia: Australian and New Zealand Engagement

Abstract

Engagement is a multi-layered, multi-dimensional process, that extends beyond those official relations which occur at the government-to-government (or Track 1) level, to encompass a wide spectrum of people-to-people contacts and personal linkages. Many of these interactions and activities occur at the so-called 'Track 2' level-a term that is used to describe unofficial activities involving academics, think tank researchers, journalists, and former officials, as well as current officials participating in their private capacities.