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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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Advocacy Strategies: What has Changed?

Advocacy Strategies: What has Changed?

The launch of the eighth edition of the Executive Programme in Advocacy in International Affairs is a good time to reflect on the changing face of advocacy. When we first designed it back in 2011, advocacy was an emerging discipline seen by many as synonymous with...

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From Bad to Worse

From Bad to Worse

Divorces often turn sour and Brexit – the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) – is, unfortunately, a case in point. Initiated by a referendum that was an electoral promise of the British Conservative Party to address an enduring internal...

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Why is Gender Violence (Still) an Issue?

Why is Gender Violence (Still) an Issue?

Last month, on the 8th of March, the world celebrated the International Women’s Day (IWD). In early 20th century, the global women’s movement established this date as a day when women around the world would press for their demands to combat oppression and inequality....

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