Diplomatic service
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The Slovene Diplomatic Union: Enhancing the profession
Thirty-two years before French diplomats went on strike for the second time in almost four centuries of their formal diplomatic history, Greek diplomats went on strike. I was at that time part of the Yugoslav Foreign ...
Improving diplomatic institutions through technology
03 February 2022
Digital diplomacy, Diplomatic functions and tools, Diplomatic service, E-tools, Social media
Despite an increasingly globalised society, the institutions of diplomacy continue using traditional methods that can be improved by the simple use of new technologies. For example, embassies and ministries of foreign...
Summit meetings: Their importance in diplomacy
11 January 2022
Summits between state leaders that have no tangible outcomes are frequently considered a failure and a loss of resources and time. This post will provide a brief account of the arguments for and against the importanc...
Introducing the Geneva Gender Map
15 September 2016
Diplomatic service, Diplomatic theory and practice, Gender rights online, Geneva diplomacy
Gender equality is undeniably important in diplomacy. The need for women’s political participation has been repeatedly emphasised. The UN Secretary-General’s 2012 Five-Year Action Agenda stressed the importance of...
Training and courses
Events
Presentation by Dr Jovan Kurbalija at the Belgrade Seminar on ‘Excellence in Diplomacy’
12 Dec 12 - 14 Dec 12
Serbia
Resources
2014
The role of diplomatic missions in Open Government
The purpose of this research paper is to assess the degree to which Open Government values and principles are being implemented by the diplomatic missions of Moldova and Malta, particularly in regards to their work with civil society and citizens' participation in poli... Read more...
2010
Palestinian Representation and the Struggle for Statehood
Abstract: Palestinian national identity evolved as Palestinians came under the rule of a colonial power with an agenda whose aim contradicted their very existence as a nation. Quickly, Palestinian political activists realized that forming a uniting and unified represen... Read more...
2007
Diplomatic Education
Diplomatic Education’ was published as Chapter 11 in: An Anthology Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of the Higher Colleges of Technology, ed. Tayeb A Kamali, (HCT Press, UAE, 2007).... Read more...
2004
Performance Management in Foreign Ministries: Corporate Techniques in the Diplomatic Service
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2002
Knowledge management and diplomacy
In this paper we aim to provide a comprehensive introduction to the topic of knowledge management in diplomacy. First we provide working definitions of knowledge and knowledge management, and examine the evolution of the concepts. Next, we consider specific features of... Read more...
2002
Ivo Andric on diplomacy
Many remember Ivo Andric for his Nobel Prize for Literature. He is also remembered as a diplomat with over 20 years of experience. In his note on diplomacy, published here for the first time in English with the kind permission of the Andric Foundation, Andric describes... Read more...
