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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

The Dawn of a New Diplomatic Era: Global Governance in the Age of AI

by Fernando Dominguez Pinuaga | July 23, 2025 | Alumni, Digital, Diplomacy, International Relations | 0 Comments

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Why is Gender Violence (Still) an Issue?

by Elena Kim | Apr 11, 2019

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....

La Suisse : partenaire solide et fiable du développement, selon l’OCDE

by Laurent Torche | Apr 8, 2019

Fiabilité, expertise, capacité d’innovation, prise en compte de l’Agenda 2030, solide tradition humanitaire : la coopération internationale de la Suisse se voit attribuer de nombreux bons points par le Comité d’aide au développement (CAD) de l’OCDE dans le rapport que...

Sleepwalking into Catastrophe: Key Wake-up Prescriptions

by Cédric Dupont | Mar 29, 2019

Despite increasing scientific evidence of worsening environmental degradation and continuing climate change, actions to address them have remained largely insufficient to “smoothly” change course to a sustainable future. For too many individuals, organisations and...

Implementación del proceso de paz en Colombia: Entre la desesperanza y la incertidumbre

by Fundación Parcomun | Mar 13, 2019

Transcurridos más de dos años de la firma del Acuerdo de Paz entre el gobierno colombiano y las FARC-EP, el proceso de implementación ha debido sortear múltiples dificultades, la gran mayoría de ellas previsibles desde la dinámica social y política de Colombia y...

Applying the benefits of lifecycle impact frameworks to SDGs: the new trend?

by Maud Jacquot | Mar 12, 2019

It is globally accepted that 2015 was a very successful year to give more concreteness to the notion of sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development from the UN have provided governments worldwide...

Brexit Agony: Lessons Learned for Negotiators

by Cédric Dupont | Jan 25, 2019

Defeat in the House of Commons of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU was largely expected. And defeat there was, to an unprecedented extent in the House of Commons’ history. As we now stand very close to the chosen deadline of 29 March 2019...

COP 24 – Insights of a Georgian Negotiator

by Maia Tskhvaradze | Jan 22, 2019

The 24th Conference of Parties (COP24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Katowice, Poland 2-14 December. The climate negotiations from the Georgian side were coordinated by the Ministry of Environmental...

Pour une Europe des citoyen·ne·s

by Grégoire Mallard | Dec 20, 2018

Nos systèmes politiques européens, tant aux niveaux national que supranational, sont confrontés à des demandes fortes de la société civile pour les rendre plus ouverts et démocratiques. Cette exigence porte d’une part sur les institutions à l’échelon européen, comme...

Mayday! Mayday! Europe and political leadership

by Cédric Dupont | Dec 13, 2018

Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, survived the confidence vote requested by conservative party members of parliament challenging her leadership. Charles Michel, the Belgian Prime Minister, won a vote to support his government’s decision to endorse the Global...

Analyzing the impact of companies: the power of collective intelligence

by Bertrand Gacon | Dec 11, 2018

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require to invest between US$5 to $7 trillion by2030. This is a daunting task in terms of resource mobilization. It is also a huge...

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