Doha, January 19 (QNA) - Doha Debates, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has announced the launch of its new season for 2026.

This move aims to solidify its role as a global platform for truth-seeking dialogue, attracting diverse audiences, particularly the youth.

The new season kicks off with a new Doha Debates Podcast season, opening with "Has disagreement become disinformation?" alongside town halls, another flagship show season, and the continuing season of "The Negotiators" podcast.

Doha Debates confirmed its continued expansion, surpassing 13.8 million video views and engaging nearly seven million followers across social platforms, including more than one million YouTube subscribers.

Youth engagement remained central throughout the year. Through town halls, "Community of Practice training initiatives" and the "Doha Debates Ambassador Program", more than 400 young people from over 80 nations participated annually in dialogue-driven leadership development. Participation has grown from 30 participants in the program's first year to a capacity of up to 200 ambassadors.

Throughout the past year, Doha Debates convened a series of international town halls that brought students into direct conversation with leading global thinkers. These included a dialogue session held on the sidelines of the Bradford Literature Festival, which was attended by a large audience and addressed national identity and belonging.

The Doha Debates dialogue then expanded to Latin America with the organization's first regional town hall in Buenos Aires, presented in partnership with Years of Culture, where students from Qatar, Argentina, and Chile debated the future of cities, alongside Guadalupe Granero Realini, Akel Ismail Kahera and Nicholas Boys Smith.

The Doha Debates brought together students and leading thinkers together to explore ideas shaping today's most urgent questions, from freedom and justice to identity and belonging. (QNA)