Track 1. Alaska Line (Aug 15). On August 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to seek a ceasefire and potential territorial exchanges to end the three-plus-year war in Ukraine, drawing strong opposition from President Zelensky and concern from European leaders while the U.S. also announced an Aug 8 Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal.

Track 2. City on the Line. On August 8, 2025 Israel's security cabinet approved a plan to take military control of Gaza City, prompting global condemnation and fears of a worsening humanitarian catastrophe.

Track 3. TRIPPing Toward Tomorrow. On August 8, 2025, at the White House, President Donald Trump hosted a landmark peace agreement signed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to end decades of conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and create a U.S.-developed transit corridor (TRIPP).

Track 4. Eleven Oh-Two — Cranes for Peace. On August 9, 2025, about 2,700 people including representatives from 95 countries gathered at Nagasaki Peace Park for the 80th anniversary commemoration, where Mayor Shiro Suzuki warned of the rising threat of nuclear war and urged concrete steps toward disarmament.

Track 5. Steady Through the Black. James Arthur 'Jim' Lovell Jr., commander of Apollo 13 and veteran of Gemini 7, Gemini 12 and Apollo 8, died on August 7, 2025, in Lake Forest, Illinois at age 97.