Diplo Academy upcoming courses and programmes
⭐ 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 8 September 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!
◆ UN Cyber Dialogue: Shaping the future global mechanism for cyber-stability (11 Sept)
As the UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on the security of and in the use of ICTs concluded its five-year mandate, the conversation now turns to the future.
This expert discussion will focus on the potential contours of a future global mechanism for international cyber dialogue and cooperation. Building on Part 1 of this series, on the achievements and shortcomings of the OEWG process, this session will explore what comes next: What kind of structure or platform is needed to sustain momentum, foster trust, and enhance cyber stability?
Experts will share their lessons learned from the OEWG to inform forward-looking discussions on institutional options, inclusivity, and practical implementation of the agreed norms. Register now!
Blogs and publications
◆ Survive the AI jargon tsunami: Find shelter in your mother tongue
English dominates the AI landscape, but this hegemony can hinder our understanding of AI’s deeper, non-technical aspects. The recent explosion of AI jargon often obscures meaning and can lead to cognitive confusion. Embracing our native languages allows us to deflate this jargon, fostering clearer, common-sense comprehension of AI concepts. Read the blog post!
◆ Mission accomplished? Not quite, Iran’s nuclear saga continues!
Despite US and Israeli strikes, Iran’s nuclear program remains alive, exposing the double standards of global nuclear politics. What emerges is less a story of non-proliferation than of nuclear hypocrisy, where deterrence, survival, and power projection collide on the world stage. Read the blog post!
◆ Investment diplomacy in action with Gulf sovereign wealth funds
Investment diplomacy today goes beyond the basics of economic incentives and stable regulations. Countries now use investments to achieve broader goals: diversifying their economies, building soft power, and strengthening regional partnerships. This shows how financial resources have become important tools of foreign policy, connecting economics and diplomacy in new ways. Read the blog post!
◆ Alaska’s tech history: The failed cables that could have rewired the world
As the Trump-Putin summit put Alaska in the headlines, forgotten cables beneath its tundra whisper a warning: this ‘icebox’ almost ruled the 19th-century web. Read the blog post!
◆ Inclusive AI governance: Universal values in a pluralistic world
AI governance needs more than technical standards. It calls for dialogue across cultures, rooted in shared human aspirations and diverse traditions. This blog explores why intercultural ethics and philosophical dialogue are key to governing AI in a pluralistic world. Read the blog post!
◆ Can AI replace the transmission of wisdom?
Education is not merely about acquiring knowledge; it is about cultivating wisdom. In a time when machines can process and reproduce vast amounts of information, we must ask: What does it mean to truly understand? Who are we becoming when we learn through AI? Read the blog post!
◆ Elections as collective catharsis
Elections aren’t expressions of a unified ‘will’ – they’re emergent, unintended outcomes. This blog post takes aim at Max Gallo’s sweeping historical determinism. Read the blog post!
◆ From herding to horsemanship: The rise of nomadism
Wheels, wagons, and metal turned herders into mobile nomads. With speed on their side, raiding – and empire-building – became possible. Read the blog post!
◆ Green AI and the battle between progress and sustainability
AI is emerging as both a driver of environmental strain and a potential force for sustainable solutions, raising urgent questions about whether innovation and ecological responsibility can truly advance together. Read the DW Analysis!
◆ AI in justice: Bridging the global access gap or deepening inequalities
AI offers tools to expand access to justice globally, but without transparency, oversight, and human-rights safeguards, it risks deepening bias, exclusion, and eroding public trust. Read the DW Analysis!
◆ ConfTech Digest #49, July-August
Discover the latest updates in the world of online meetings: countdown timer for meetings, smart call transfer suggestions, improved meeting search, enhancements for live captions and transcripts, increased interpreter availability, sign language mode, and more. Read ConfTech Digest #49!
◆ DW Weekly #227
In the latest issue of the DW Weekly newsletter:
- UNGA adopts new AI resolution
- Trump threatens tariffs over EU digital taxes
- OpenAI updates ChatGPT safety after teen suicide
Latest videos
◆ AI Apprenticeship: Learning by doing for the future of diplomacy and governance
Diplo’s AI Apprenticeship combines theory with hands-on practice, enabling participants to learn AI by creating it. Inspired by the Swiss tradition of apprenticeships, the programme bridges the gap between abstract concepts and practical solutions in diplomacy and governance. Learners design AI agents to address real-world challenges, from streamlining policy work to exploring complex reforms, all while emphasising human oversight and creativity. Through this learning-by-doing approach, participants gain the skills and confidence to work with AI as a trusted partner in their professional fields.
◆ AI Shorts #19: AI rivalries, humility, and Meta’s lip-syncing translator
OpenAI’s Sam Altman calls for a de-escalation of the US-China AI rivalry; Elon Musk acknowledges GPT-5’s humility; Meta launches lip-synced AI translations. Watch the episode below.
Don’t miss…
◆ Declaring Independence in Cyberspace: Book Discussion (3 Sept)
Diplo’s Director of Digital Trade and Economic Security, Marilia Maciel, will provide comments and reflections about Dr Milton Mueller’s latest MIT Press book, Declaring Independence in Cyberspace, during an event jointly organised by Quello Center & the Internet Governance Project (IGP). Read more and register.
◆ From Geneva to Abu Dhabi: Algorithms Redefining War and Peace (9 Sept)
Diplo’s Director for Cybersecurity and E-diplomacy, Vladimir Radunovic, will join the panel Geneva vs Algorithms: Redefining Laws of War and Peace — a conversation on how algorithmic systems and AI, diplomacy, and international law and norms collide in today’s shifting global security landscape. Read more and register (in situ participation).
◆ AI Policy Summit 2025 (3-4 Oct)
The AI Policy Summit advances to its sixth edition in 2025. The 6th AI Policy Summit continues the multi-stakeholder dialogue with leading experts in exploring the use of public policy and societal engagement to capture the benefits of artificial intelligence, minimise its risks, and enhance its adoption. Read more and register.
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