Launching on Thursday, 1st October | Online
We’re launching our autumn courses in October. These include Sustainable Development Diplomacy, Negotiation Skills, Language and Diplomacy, and Economic Diplomacy. The application deadline is 25 September.
If you’re interested in deepening your understanding of diplomacy, apply for our Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy programme, offered in co-operation with the University of Malta. For the first time, our programme will be entirely online. It starts in February 2021.
Diplo/GIP at IGF 2025
23 Jun 25 - 27 Jun 25Lillestrøm, Norway
Digital trade for Africa’s prosperity
13 Nov 24 - 13 Nov 24Online
Kuwait Diplomatic Institute: Executive training in Diplomatic Negotiations and AI and Diplomacy
22 Apr 24 - 26 Apr 24Malta, in situ
International Negotiation and Mediation training | AGDA
29 Jan 24 - 16 Feb 24Abu Dhabi
The Power of the Unsaid – Diplomatic Communication in the AI Era (Workshop)
25 Apr 23 - 25 Apr 23Belgrade, Serbia
Summit on Digital Diplomacy and Governance
17 Nov 22 - 19 Nov 22Malta and online
[Briefing for diplomats] An inclusive internet: Lowering the barriers for access
02 Dec 21 - 02 Dec 21Online
Global Media Forum session: Innovation by disruption? How COVID-19 is changing diplomacy
19 Jun 21 - 19 Jun 21Online and Bonn, Germany
5th ‘Road to Bern via Geneva’ dialogue: On data and Tech4Good
25 Mar 21 - 25 Mar 21Online
Sustainable Capacity Building: Internet Governance in Africa
09 Mar 21 - 09 Mar 21Online
The bell has rung, classes are in session! October online courses
01 Oct 20 - 01 Oct 20Online
October 2020 Online Courses
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Can the Vatican mediate peace in Ukraine?
The Vatican's potential role in mediating peace between Russia and Ukraine highlights its historical significance in diplomacy. Amid today’s geopolitical complexities, Pope Leo XIV's initiative, alo[...]
22 May, 2025
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
Algorithms confront tariffs: A hidden digital front in an emerging trade war
President Trump's tariffs on goods have intensified global trade tensions, notably with the EU. However, they largely ignore the critical sector of digital services, where the US holds a strong advant[...]
04 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
Geoeconomics Takes Center Stage at Davos: Five takeaways
The 2025 World Economic Forum in Davos emphasized geoeconomics as a key driver of the global economy, with leaders highlighting the risks posed by geopolitical tensions. Political figures advocated fo[...]
23 Jan, 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
Part 2 – Speaking of futures: Que será, será
In her second post on futures literacy, Dr Biljana Scott explores the influence of storytelling, logical fallacies, and archetypal themes on our perceptions of the future.[...]
29 May, 2024
Diplo Academy 2023: A year in review
Diplo Academy excelled in e-learning in 2023, delivering 20 courses with a 92% completion rate. The academy prioritized diversity, with nearly half of participants being female and most coming from de[...]
28 Dec, 2023
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
2020
Sustainable Capacity Building: Internet Governance in Africa – An Action Plan
Enhancing sustainable capacity building on internet governance (IG) would have positive consequences within and beyond the African context. Considerin... Read more
2019
The Diplomacy of Ancient Greece – A Short Introduction
Employed against a warlike background, the diplomatic methods of the ancient Greeks are thought by some to have been useless but by others to have bee... Read more
2019
The EU’s New Commission: Digital Policy in the Limelight (Briefing Paper #13)
In this briefing paper, Dr Stephanie Borg Psaila analyses Ursula von der Leyen's new EU Commission's emphasis on digital policy for 2019–2024.... Read more
2018
Developing Community-level Capacity Assessment Tools: Perspectives and Practical Applications in the Context of Rural Africa (Briefing Paper #11)
The message provides an overview of developing community-level capacity assessment tools relevant to rural Africa to improve local development strateg... Read more
2018
European Union external action structure: Beyond state and intergovernmental organisations diplomacy
This dissertation analyses the organisation of the external action structures of the European Union. As an international actor which is beyond a stat... Read more
2018
Assessing feasibility for a binding international legal instrument on cyberweapons: A maturity model approach
Cyberwarfare has emerged from the expeditious expansion of the Internet as a new mode of conflict that can anonymously and remotely disrupt the core f... Read more
2017
Leaving No One Behind in the Data Revolution (Briefing Paper #5)
The text offers policy recommendations and insights on cybersecurity, focusing on building resilience, fostering cooperation, and addressing challenge... Read more
2017
The birth and the existence of Lesotho: A diplomatic lesson
The dissertation will focus on the birth and present state of existence of Lesotho, as a nation state, a state inside another state, looking at how di... Read more
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
2017
Small developing economies and the multilateral trading system: A Caribbean perspective
Small developing economies are often constrained in participating in the negotiation and regulation of multilateral trading rules due to severe cost ... Read more
2017
Barriers to conflict resolution in Africa: Mediating beyond power and ethnicity in the EAC and SADC countries through a Kenyan case study
This paper assesses the relevance of ethnicity and power in conflicts occurring in the EAC and SADC regions through a case study of Kenya. It engages ... Read more
2017
Data Diplomacy: Mapping the Field
The adoption of open data policies and the standardization of data collection were among the recommendations made during DiploFoundation's Data Diplom... Read more
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