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The Indispensability of Diplomacy

In an age marked by digital disruption, shifting power dynamics, and increasing demands for transparency, the practice of diplomacy is under pressure like never before. In this article, Professor Jussi Hanhimäki explores the historical roots of diplomacy and reflects...

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Why Sustainable Consumption Is So Darn Difficult

Why Sustainable Consumption Is So Darn Difficult

A little excursion into motivation, inertia, feel-good solutions and the need to finally get educated on what we put into our mouths. Introduction Greetings fellow Graduate Institute Community and friends from across the globe. I hope that this short article finds you...

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The Rise of Advocacy (podcast)

The Rise of Advocacy (podcast)

As part of Carpe Diem, a podcast dedicated to the members of the GCDN (Global Communications Development Network) network, Christophe Lécureuil participated in an episode on the Rise of Advocacy. Christophe is Lead Advisor for Advocacy Skills in the Executive...

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L’antiracisme est une question de démocratie

L’antiracisme est une question de démocratie

Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou et Davide Rodogno, professeurs d’histoire internationale à l’Institut, ont lancé en début d’année un cours intitulé «Une histoire internationale du racisme». Quelques mois plus tard, le meurtre de George Floyd, un Afro-Américain tué par...

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COVID-19 and Health: Mutate to Live

COVID-19 and Health: Mutate to Live

Over the course of its history, humanity has experienced several episodes of mass mortality due to infectious diseases. All of them have threatened social organisation and have made people believe it was the end of the world, irrespective of the magnitude of the...

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Teachers Facing the Digital Divide

Teachers Facing the Digital Divide

Summary blog for the inaugural 2030 Digital Fasttrack Studio Digital divide: what is it? “Digital divide” is a term that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has made famous. The digital divide refers to local and global disparities in accessing the Internet,...

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