Diplomacy and poetry: Deepening friendships with the magic of words
Faculty Cultural diplomacyDiplomacy and poetry are two different areas of human activity. The former is in the service of the state and implements its interests in the international arena, while the latter is in the service of creativity, even when it’s purely expressive…
Diplomatic reporting: Structure and style
Faculty Diplomatic functions and tools, Diplomatic reporting
As the number of diplomatic actors, as well as the means of their activities, grow (or at least it always seems so), the question what diplomats actually do is by no means a rhetorical one. At first glance, the answer seems simple: they observe,…
After Merkel
Diplo Wisdom Circle, Faculty Contemporary diplomacy Blogs
When Paul McCartney was coining the lyrics for 'Those Were the Days', performed magnificently and with a touching romantic crescendo by Mary Hopkin, a young, bright, and promising student in Templin was dreaming of making breakthroughs in…
Why should diplomatic academies shift to online learning?
Diplo Wisdom Circle, Faculty Capacity development, Online education Blogs
A major outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe has been a surge in online distance learning. As they say, necessity is a great mother of both innovation and change. With schools, universities, and other educational institutions…
The Glasgow environment summit: A new paradigm?
Faculty Climate diplomacy BlogsTwo images capture the global environment talkfest, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26), which dominates the media for some 12 days, commencing 1 November 2021.
A delightfully innovative 150-second video is viral in the social media;…
