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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...

Faculty Spotlight – Claudia Seymour

by Claudia Seymour | April 16, 2025 | Diplomacy, Experts, Leadership | 2 Comments

Insights from DPP Graduates 2025

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

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AI Diplomacy: what vision for the future of multilateralism?

by Jérôme Duberry | Oct 3, 2023

The integration of AI in diplomacy brings with it exciting prospects but also significant risks that could compromise the very essence of diplomatic practice, writes the Graduate Institute’s Dr Jérôme Duberry. From the corridors of the Palais des Nations in Geneva to...

Participant profiles – Aryan Yaba and Bahja Said Hassan

by Aryan Yaba and Bahja Said Hassan | Sep 28, 2023

Aryan Yaba (AY) from Iraq and Bahja Said Hassan (BSH) from Somalia have just returned from Doha, where they took part in Module 1 of the Executive Programmes in Conflict and Fragility Management (DPP-CFM) and Development Policies and Practices (DPP-MENA). They tell us...

Three ways to enable greater investment in SDG projects

by Nathan Sussman | Sep 22, 2023

Increasing investment into sustainable development projects will require rewriting the rules for pension funds, working with well-informed partners, and performance-related incentives for local government officials, writes Nathan Sussman. In 2015, the United Nations...

Tech Diplomacy: Unlocking Solutions to Global Challenges in a Tech-Driven World

by Mouloud Khelif | Aug 3, 2023

As we enter the fourth industrial revolution, disruptive technologies such as generative AI promise to bring industry 4.0 and affect every aspect of our lives. Traditional diplomacy is no longer adequately equipped for the complex challenges...

Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Matteo Guidotti

by Matteo Guidotti | Jul 17, 2023

Matteo Guidotti is a senior lecturer, consultant, and trainer with over 25 years of experience in international development and not-for-profit, strategic project management, and evaluation. He is the Academic Advisor of the Strategic Project Management for Development...

LL.M. in International Law celebrates its 10-year anniversary

by Executive Education | Jul 17, 2023

The LL.M. in International Law programme, founded by Andrea Bianchi, Professor and Director of Studies and Co-directed by Professors Anne Saab and Fuad Zarbiyev, celebrated its 10th Anniversary on 3 March 2023 at the Institute's Fab. Alumni representing...

Balancing the yin and yang of AI for
the benefit of all

by Jérôme Duberry | Jul 17, 2023

Technology is not neutral but shaped by the value systems and beliefs of those who build it. As the use of AI becomes more widespread, so does the need to ensure that the positives benefit us all, and the risks do not undermine our rights and freedoms. Computer...

Sustainable Finance to Address Social and Environmental Injustice

by Eelco Fiole | Jun 20, 2023

1. Addressing grand challenges in social and environmental justice through sustainable finance Nowadays, sustainable finance, focusing on social and environmental justice, is omnipresent. Achieving these justices means meeting what management now knows as grand...

Advocacy: más allá del nombre

by Patricia Mendiola Badaracco and Stefan G Ziegler | Jun 13, 2023

Esta investigación forma parte de una trilogía de artículos en tres idiomas diferentes (inglés, francés, español). La investigación fue guiada por Stefan G. Ziegler, facilitador del curso de Técnicas de Transformación de Conflictos (CTT) y realizada, así como...

Advocacy: au-delà d’un nom

by Shirin Golkar and Stefan G Ziegler | Jun 13, 2023

Cette enquête fait partie d'une trilogie d'articles rédigés dans trois langues différentes (anglais, français, espagnol). La recherche a été guidée par Stefan G. Ziegler, facilitateur du cours de Transformation des Conflits (CTT), et réalisée et analysée par trois...

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