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The Indispensability of Diplomacy

by Jussi Hanhimaki | April 16, 2025 | Diplomacy, International Relations, Main article | 1 Comment

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...

Shrinking Space for Palestinian Civil Society

by Alaa Tartir | June 11, 2025 | Conflict, Development, Experts | 0 Comments

Insights from DPP Graduates 2025

by Executive Education | March 4, 2025 | Alumni, Conflict, Development | 4 Comments

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L’européanisation de la dissuasion française : une idée dangereuse vouée à l’échec

by Grégoire Mallard | Feb 20, 2020

S'il entend laisser une trace dans l'histoire, le président Macron devra changer tout à la fois de méthode, et démontrer sa capacité à faire évoluer une doctrine dépassée et dangereuse. Par Marc Finaud, ancien diplomate, et Grégoire Mallard, professeur de sociologie...

Emergencies in Kenya: Gaps in Gender Mainstreaming

by Mercy Mulanga | Feb 19, 2020

Gender mainstreaming is a vital precondition of gender equality. Early Childhood Development in Emergencies (ECDiE)1 programming requires an approach that ensures that girls and boys have equal access to services across all developmental areas and are empowered...

GSM : 3 lettres d’une norme ‘Born in Europe’

by MARC-ANTOINE DUPUIS | Feb 19, 2020

Nous avons tous un smartphone, ou au moins un téléphone mobile fonctionnant avec la norme GSM dite 2G, socle de la 3G, 4G et 5G. Sans ce système, votre smartphone ne pourrait plus émettre et recevoir d’appels, et ne pourrait plus envoyer/recevoir de data ; il ne...

Numérique et démocratie

by Jérôme Duberry | Feb 19, 2020

Le modèle européen de démocratie libérale n'est pas un fait acquis. Plusieurs défis s’annoncent et requièrent notre engagement. Le Professeur Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, lors de son discours intitulé « Les Désenchantements de la Démocratie Post-Moderne »1,...

Harmony on Earth: the Elusive Equilibrium

by Cédric Dupont | Dec 12, 2019

Whereas the world has probably never been a better place for human beings in historical perspective, it is facing formidable challenges. Among those, I put on top of my list the exhaustion of environmental resources, climate...

A Just Transition to a Canadian Green Economy

by Rani Pooran | Dec 11, 2019

Jeremy Rifkin, an American economic and social theorist, shared a compelling vision of the future in the green digital economy at the University of Toronto on November 19th. He is the main architect of Smart Europe, the European Union’s long-term economic vision and...

Partenariat public privé : la Suisse soutient une dynamique locale au Burkina Faso

by Jean-Pierre Salambéré | Dec 11, 2019

Qu’est-ce que le partenariat public privé (PPP) ? Il s’agit de toute forme d’association du secteur public et du secteur privé, destinée à mettre en œuvre tout ou partie d’un service public. Son principe de base est une relation de coopération gagnant-gagnant qui...

The Age of Weaponised Racism

by Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamedou | Nov 21, 2019

“He died like a dog”, said President Donald J. Trump on 27 October 2019 at the press briefing announcing the killing by US special forces in Syria of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. These invocating words could have been uttered, in the same tone and to the...

Bridging Humanitarian Action With Development

by Sansan Hien | Nov 14, 2019

It may seem as if the world is falling apart, as crises pile up and disease spreads. This assertion of the former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (opening of the 71st General Assembly - 24 September 2014) raises a fundamental question: how to reduce the...

How can academics uphold humanity in armed conflict?

by Etienne Kuster | Nov 14, 2019

Mobilising academics: an endeavour taken from the start “How can academics uphold the principles of humanity in armed conflict?” – a question that could be met with some scepticism. The ICRC, however, has been answering this question since it was created in 1863. In...

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