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[WebDebate #46 summary] Unpacking the EU’s digital diplomacy and foreign policy
15 April 2021
Foreign policies have for many years served as countries’ compass in their relations with each other. With the fast digitalisation of most sectors of society, updating foreign policies to incorporate digital aspects...
[Podcast] The history of drinks and diplomacy: An interview with Tom Standage
05 April 2021
Diplomacy · A history of drinks and diplomacy: An interview with Tom Standage In January 2021, Diplo began a series of online discussions titled History of Diplomacy and Technology ...
Ancient diplomacy: What can it teach us?
30 March 2021
Watch the recording Listen to the podcast [Podcast Interview] Tom Standage In the third session of our monthly Zoom series Diplomacy and Technology: A historical journey, a masterclass with Jovan Kurbalija, we ...
One year of the ‘new normal’
24 March 2021
Looking back on 2020 is a bit different from our usual annual perspectives. Communication and work over the internet have taken a completely new meaning in the past 12 months. Prior to the global pandemic, we would ...
What’s new with cybersecurity negotiations? UN Cyber OEWG Final Report analysis
19 March 2021
Cyberconflict and warfare, Cybernorms, Cybersecurity, Digital diplomacy
The UN’s Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on Developments in the Field of ICTs in the Context of International Security (UN Cyber OEWG) has established another landmark in the international negotiations about the ‘...
A new landmark in global cybersecurity negotiations: UN Cyber OEWG in numbers
18 March 2021
Cyberconflict and warfare, Cybernorms, Cybersecurity, Digital diplomacy
Now that everyone’s morning news frequently feature cyberattacks that cause real damage to human health, safety, economic income and threaten nations’ political stability and elections; cybersecurity is finally ma...
Prehistory: The birth of diplomacy and early ‘technologies’
03 March 2021
When did diplomacy begin? To find how diplomacy began, we need to go back to prehistoric times and look at the developments which nurtured proto-diplomacy. Behavioral sciences show that cooperation and peaceful con...
Connecting the dots and (finally) understanding international security
26 February 2021
Amidst the current environmental, socioeconomic, and health crises, a lot has been said in regard to humanity’s existential threats. COVID-19 has exposed us. The pandemic has revealed the fragility of our societies,...