Diplomatic functions and tools
From our blog
Hybrid is hybrid: Testing the limits of hybrid meetings
30 November 2021
COVID-19 and Diplomacy, Future of meetings, Remote participation
In the world of event management, \'hybrid\' may just be the buzzword of the year. Hybrid meetings bring people together in a necessarily unconventional setting while lending a certain innovative cachet to proceedings...
4 aspects of e-politeness in 2021
29 October 2021
This text on e-politeness is dedicated to those who have been waiting for me to reply to their e-mail for weeks, and to those who did not reply to my e-mails for weeks; to those on whose great blog posts I did not l...
X-Ray of the 76. UN General Assembly
12 October 2021
Cybersecurity, Diplomatic reporting, Future of meetings, International organisations, Multilateral diplomacy, Remote participation, Rights of future generations
After a year of online meetings, many heads of states returned to New York for the high-level session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session during the third week of September. Around 40% of the leaders delivered s...
How to break down silos across defence, diplomacy and development?
14 September 2021
Breaking down silos between 3D (defence, diplomacy and development) is in a focus of many countries. The United States has been reinvigorated by Biden\'s administration and his appointment of Samanth...
Training and courses
Events
How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Global Conflict
18 Oct 21 - 18 Oct 21
Global Media Forum session: Innovation by disruption? How COVID-19 is changing diplomacy
19 Jun 21 - 19 Jun 21
Online, Germany
Harnessing the Power of Culture in Mediation, Conflict Prevention, and Resolution – Virtual conference
17 Jan 21 - 18 Jan 21
Online
Geneva Peace Week – Building Trust in Cybermediation: A Collective Leadership Challenge?
03 Nov 20 - 03 Nov 20
Online
[WebDebate] AI for peacemaking: New tools and opportunities for mediators
04 Jun 19 - 04 Jun 19
Online
#Cybermediation: What role for blockchain technology and natural language processing AI?
05 Oct 18 -
Switzerland
Presentation by Dr Jovan Kurbalija at the Belgrade Seminar on ‘Excellence in Diplomacy’
12 Dec 12 - 14 Dec 12
Serbia
Remote Participation – Opportunities and Challenges for Multilateral Diplomacy
17 May 12 -
Switzerland
Resources
2021
How-To: Enabling closed caption on your Zoom account
One of the popular Zoom tools is auto-generated captions. From now on, all Zoom Meetings accounts have access to them, the free and the licensed ones.... Read more...
2021
[HOW-TO] How to use the Mentimeter app in Zoom
Mentimeter has recently become available in the Zoom Marketplace, making it easier to use during online meetings. Mentimeter is an online voting tool that enables more effective and interactive meetings. You can use this powerful combination of Zoom and Mentimeter toge... Read more...
1996
The UN and the world diplomatic system: lessons from the Cyprus and US- North Korea talks
In Bourantonis, D. and M. Evriviades (eds), A United Nations for the Twenty-First Century(Kluwer Law International, 1996), pp. 105-16... Read more...
1999
The role of the diplomatic corps: the US-North Korea talks in Beijing, 1988-94
In J. Melissen (ed.), Innovation in Diplomatic Practice, pp. 214-30 (Macmillan, London, 1999), ISBN 0-333-69122-9/... Read more...
1997
International Encyclopedia Of Public Policy And Administration
Public administration - the implementation side of government - is becoming an increasingly international discipline.... Read more...
