DiploNews – Issue 521 – 15 August 2025
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Diplo Academy upcoming courses and programmes
🤖 The new AI Apprenticeship online course equips professionals with the skills to design their own AI assistant for diplomacy and governance. Through hands-on experience with generative AI, participants will enhance decision-making, drive innovation, and shape the future of AI in governance. Apply now!
⭐ Negotiation Skills online course: Apply now!
Applications are now open for our Negotiation Skills online course. We negotiate all the time in both personal and professional capacities. To improve outcomes and achieve our goals, it is vital to reflect on the process of negotiation and develop appropriate negotiation skills.
👉🏼 Applications close on 25 August 2025. Course starts on 15 September 2025. Enrol now to secure your place!
🍂 Applications open! Diplo’s 2025 autumn online courses
Register now to reserve your place in our specialised autumn courses!
👉🏼 Application deadlines for certificates issued by Diplo: 8 September 2025
For further information and to apply, click the course titles above or visit Diplo’s course catalogue.
◆ Need financial assistance? Scholarships are available!
Thanks to support from the government of Malta, partial scholarships are available for applicants from developing countries to attend upcoming Diplo online courses. These scholarships cover 30%–60% of course fees and can be applied to most 2025 online courses. Browse our course catalogue and contact us at admissions@diplomacy.edu for further information.
Upcoming events
◆ Webinar: African priorities for the Global Digital Compact (10 Sept)
Join us for a dynamic webinar exploring Africa’s response to the UN’s Global Digital Compact – a bold vision for a secure, inclusive digital future. With emerging technologies such as AI and IoT reshaping the continent, leading African voices will examine the urgent priorities required to unlock innovation, bridge digital divides, and protect rights in a rapidly evolving digital world. Register now!
Blogs and publications
◆ History of diplomacy and technology: From smoke signals to artificial intelligence (2nd edition)
From the wheel to AI, diplomacy has always adapted to technological revolutions. Do not miss Jovan Kurbalija’s second edition of History of Diplomacy and Technology, which traces this fascinating journey.
Consult the book’s content with its AI agent, and get ready for an exciting release this September. Learn more!
◆ The European Accessibility Act is here: What it means, and why it matters
On 28 June 2025, a major shift took place across the European Union with the enforcement of the European Accessibility Act (EAA). This landmark piece of legislation aims to make daily life more inclusive by ensuring that key products and services are accessible to people with disabilities, older individuals, and others who may encounter barriers when using digital or physical tools. Read the blog post!
◆ Pura Vida: How Costa Rica mastered the art of wellness diplomacy
In the world of international relations, a nation’s strength is often measured by its GDP, military power, or technological innovation. But what if a country’s true strength lay in its commitment to well-being? Read the blog post!
◆ Harmony and tools: Chinese philosophical traditions and their vision of technological change
In today’s fast-evolving technological landscape, global debates about the governance and ethical implications of AI often pivot around Western paradigms. Yet, to understand the diverse philosophical undercurrents shaping technology adoption and policy, we must engage more deeply with alternative worldviews. Read the blog post!
◆ The strategic role of China’s furry ambassadors
Panda diplomacy, a key aspect of China’s cultural diplomacy, is currently experiencing a noticeable revival on the global stage, creating a prime opportunity for more detailed analysis beyond a standard news report. Read the blog post!
◆ The soft power of sexuality
The term ‘sexual diplomacy’ circulates within historical, political, and popular discourse, yet it avoids a single, stable definition. It is best understood as a fluid spectrum of state practices in which intimacy, sexuality, and gender are instrumentalised to achieve political objectives. Read the blog post!
◆ Rethinking governance: The West vs Confucius
Why did the ‘good governance’ agenda fall short? By overlooking local context, emotional insight, and personal responsibility, Western theory stumbled. Could Confucian reverence and relational ethics offer a wiser path? Read the blog post!
◆ Stablecoins unlocking crypto adoption and AI economies
Is global finance on the verge of discovering the missing piece that unlocks crypto’s full promise and reshapes the future of the digital era? Read the DW analysis!
◆ The end of the analogue era and the cognitive rewiring of new generations
The decline of shared analogue experiences is altering how communities bond and preserve collective memory, especially among younger generations. Read the DW analysis!
◆ DW Weekly #224
In the latest issue of the DW Weekly newsletter:
- The EU tariffs on the USA paused for six months
- Samsung and SK Hynix get US chip-import tariff exemptions
- OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5 debuts
Read Digital Watch Weekly #224!
Latest videos
◆ AI Shorts #18: Live from AI for Good 2025
‘We are the AI generation,’ said ITU’s Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin at AI for Good 2025, where DiploAI joined global actors to make AI work for all by empowering small teams to build their own tools, preserve knowledge, and shape AI’s future from the ground up. Watch the episode below!
Don’t miss…
◆ The truth about AI and productivity
On ABC Radio National’s Future Tense, Jovan Kurbalija speaks with Antony Funnell about what we can learn from magic realism to inspire smarter AI regulation. Tune in 12:00–20:25. Listen to the episode here!
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