In our monthly WebDebate, which is organised in the context of the International Forum on Diplomatic Training (IFDT), we looked at Multilateral diplomacy in times of COVID-19. When we observe the responses to the COVID-19 crisis, we seem to encounter...
In this WebDebate, we will take a look at multilateral diplomacy in the times of COVID-19 in three main steps:
First, we will unpack the role of the UN system and the WHO in particular. We will explore how the system is set up to deal wit...
7 Apr 2020
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Author: Kishan S Rana and Bipul Chatterjee (eds)
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In this WebDebate, we aim to discuss the importance of the UN for multilateral diplomacy, the various approaches that different countries take towards the world organisation, recent shifts in multilateral diplomacy at the UN, and possible responses. ...
4 Feb 2020
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Diplo offers four interactive postgraduate-level online courses starting the week of 22 July 2019
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Dr Milan Jazbec was appointed Ambassador of Slovenia to North Macedonia in September 2016; he is also a Professor of diplomacy at the University of Ljubljana and teaches diplomacy at the Faculty of Government and European Studies at the New Universit...
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Diplo offers four interactive postgraduate-level online courses starting the week of 23 July 2018
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23 Jul 2018
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The overarching question of the WebDebate in March was: how can African states navigate multilateral diplomacy successfully?
Addressing this formidable question were Amb. Amr Aljowaily, Egypt’s ambassador to Serbia, and Dr Yolanda Kemp Spies, a se...
23 Mar 2018
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Dr Katharina (Kat) E Höne researches, writes, and teaches on a number of issues in the area of diplomacy, global governance, and the impact of technology on international relations. Over the last years, she has focused on research at the intersection...
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In our March WebDebate, we raise the question: How can African states navigate multilateral diplomacy successfully?
Although African states are incredibly diverse in terms of the challenges and opportunities they face, the question of how to engag...
6 Mar 2018
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Amb. Amr Aljowaily is Egypt’s Ambassador to Serbia. He is also visiting faculty at UNITAR’s Multilateral Diplomacy Program, adjunct faculty in International Security at the School of Global Public Affairs of the American University in Cairo, and a co...
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Dr Petru Dumitriu has been a member of the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system since 1 January 2016. Previously, he was Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office and other international org...
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The 9th BRICS summit which took place from 3-5 September, in Xiamen, has once again stimulated a debate about whether the grouping has become a new dominant actor for global governance. Alongside the G7 (Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan...
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The importance of middle powers in the realm of global governance has soared post-2008, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. G20 summits, which began convening following the global financial crisis of 2008, have been increasingly overwhel...
11 Jul 2017
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Diplo offers four interactive postgraduate-level online courses starting the week of 24 July 2017
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Multilateral Diplomacy
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24 Jul 2017
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Our June WebDebate A New Bilateralism in a Changing World took place on 6 June 2017. The emerging trend of isolationism and skepticism toward multilateralism has helped revive interest in the subject of bilateral diplomacy. Since Ambassador Kishan ...
12 Jun 2017
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