Presentations at this conference examined traditional aspects of language in diplomacy, for example, language training, negotiation, interpretation and translation, written and verbal diplomatic communication, diplomatic signalling, rhetorical patterns and ambiguities, as well as new issues raised by information technology, such as possibilities for automatic translation, language diversity and the Internet, and DiploML. Presentations addressed the issue from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
The Power of the Unsaid – Diplomatic Communication in the AI Era (Workshop)
25 Apr 23 - 25 Apr 23Belgrade, Serbia
Start of contemporary diplomacy courses
05 Oct 20 - 05 Oct 20Online
The bell has rung, classes are in session! October online courses
01 Oct 20 - 01 Oct 20Online
October 2020 Online Courses
- online
October 2017 Online Courses
07 Oct 19 - online
October 2019 Online Courses
- online
Workshop: Intercultural communication essentials
19 Mar 19 - 20 Mar 19Belgrade
October 2018 Online Courses
- online
Workshop: Language and diplomacy workshop for Serbian MFA
14 Mar 18 - 15 Mar 18Belgrade
Workshop on public speaking
21 Apr 17 - 22 Apr 17Belgrade
Implicit communication in the digital era
30 Mar 17 - Geneva
Linguists in the AI era: From resistance to renaissance
In the context of Geneva's multilingual landscape, the rise of AI has sparked both concern and opportunity within the linguistic community. While AI will automate many translation and interpretation t[...]
18 Apr, 2025
How Gen Z took us by surprise: The unexpected journey of Serbian students
Imagine 100,000 people standing in utmost silence for 15 minutes, with their phone flashlights pointed at the sky. They pay tribute to the 15 innocent people who died under the rubble of the collapsed[...]
05 Feb, 2025
Part 3 – Speaking of futures: Presuppositions
In her third post on futures literacy, Dr Biljana Scott delves into presuppositions and their influence on how we perceive the future, especially regarding AI. [...]
05 Jun, 2024
Exploring the power of AI: Diplomatic language as Turing Test
Can AI decipher the complex layers and multifaceted meanings inherent in diplomatic language? The answer is in the power of AI in dealing with ambiguities, analogies, 'unsaid', and other characteristi[...]
06 Jul, 2023
Can AI understand our language?
Our comparative research looks into two types of speeches: general diplomatic speeches and specialised internet governance speeches.[...]
14 Jun, 2023
Humanising immigration: Taking the discussion further
The blog post discusses the importance of humanizing immigration by focusing on the human aspect often overlooked in discussions, the impact of terminology used, the role of diplomacy, and the potenti[...]
26 Apr, 2023
Language during COVID-19: UK case study
Language has rapidly evolved during the COVID-19 crisis in the UK, evident in the creation of new terms, redefinition of existing words, and the use of metaphors. Tricolons are employed for rhetorical[...]
23 Mar, 2023
Intercultural communication and logical fallacies
The text discusses intercultural communication through the lens of logical fallacies, particularly focusing on hasty generalizations and stereotypes. It questions the impact of generalizations in inte[...]
05 Sep, 2022
Diplomacy as poetry
The message explores the similarities and differences between poetry and diplomacy, highlighting how the two fields intersect in terms of values, redress, ambiguity, and ambivalence. It suggests that [...]
17 Jul, 2022
A brief history of Yoga diplomacy
In 2014, Narendra Modi proposed an International Yoga Day at the United Nations, focusing on the holistic benefits of yoga beyond exercise, including addressing climate change. The diplomatic campaign[...]
22 Jun, 2022
What can diplomacy learn from primates? [Podcast interview with Prof. Frans de Waal]
Prof. Frans de Waal discusses how primates engage in diplomatic practices like negotiation and mediation. He highlights examples of cooperation, reciprocity, empathy, and compromise in primate behavio[...]
11 Feb, 2021
GPT-3 for diplomacy?
The text discusses the potential of GPT-3 in diplomacy, highlighting its capabilities in augmenting diplomatic tasks for efficiency but falling short in understanding complex diplomatic contexts due t[...]
24 Sep, 2020
2017
Diplomatic language and translation. Case study: President Donald Trump’s rhetoric
This thesis explores the importance of diplomatic language, persuasive rhetoric and translation in international diplomacy. The hypothesis here is tha... Read more
2013
DiploDialogue – Metaphors for Diplomats
On Diplo’s blog, in Diplo’s classrooms, and at Diplo’s events, dialogues stretch over a series of entries, comments, and exchanges and may even ... Read more
2013
Persuasion: bad practices and … others
Persuasion is a very relative concept. Like beauty, persuasion is the eye of the beholder. Admittedly, persuasion does not exist in the absence of res... Read more
2013
Framing an argument
Dr Biljana Scott’s article on framing an argument introduces the linguistic and rhetoric aspects of persuasion. The way in which we frame an issue l... Read more
2011
International domain names from a multilingualism and security perspective
From an Internet governance perspective, multilingualism and security have been two of the cornerstone themes since its inception. The security theme ... Read more
2011
Internet governance and service provision in Zimbabwe
From an Internet governance perspective, multilingualism and security have been two of the cornerstone themes since its inception. The security theme ... Read more
2010
The origins – where is the connection between persuasion and rhetoric?
As ancient rhetoricians believed that language was a potent force for persuasion, they insisted that their students develop copia in all spheres of th... Read more
2010
Theories of persuasion and psychology: the power of situations
Throughout its history, humankind has been motivated to war, terrorism, ethnic cleansing, genocide, racist hysteria, religious intolerance and extremi... Read more
2009
Summitry as intercultural communication
In one of his last essays before his premature death in 1972, Martin Wight described international conferences as ‘the set pieces punctuating the h... Read more
2007
Through the Diplomatic Looking Glass
This study presents and analyses books published by Italian diplomats. The more than seven-hundred and fifty titles listed give a broad and varied pic... Read more
2004
Intercultural competence and its relevance for international diplomacy
The changing nature of international diplomacy requires new knowledge and awareness of intercultural and other skills needed to perform effectively in... Read more
2004
On intercultural training of diplomats
Today the world is becoming smaller and smaller - distances shrink and become irrelevant, information flows are immense and very fast. People tend to ... Read more
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