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Progress and Next Steps: A Comprehensive Guide to UN80 Initiative Work Packages

29 Apr 2026
Source: Comprehensive Guide – UN80 Initiative: Progress and Next Steps | 27 April 2026 INTRODUCTION PURPOSE This guide brings together one-page summaries of all the work packages that together make up the UN80 Initiative Action Plan. It provides comprehensive coverage...
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Ambassadors, Journalists, and Spies

28 Jan 2026
Ambassadors, Journalists and Spies: From ancient Greece to the present day brings together three of G. R. Berridge’s earlier works in a single omnibus, spanning the history of diplomacy from antiquity to the modern era. From the practices of the...
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Book review by Petru Dumitriu | History of Diplomacy and Technology: From smoke signals to artificial intelligence, 2nd edition, Jovan Kurbalija (DiploFoundation, 2025)

23 Dec 2025
Taming the storm The History of Diplomacy and Technology is neither a conventional history of diplomacy, nor a history of technology. It is just an outline of a history of a couple, in which one partner is a human choice,...
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Book review by G.R. Berridge | History of Diplomacy and Technology: From smoke signals to artificial intelligence, 2nd edition, Jovan Kurbalija (DiploFoundation, 2025)

9 Oct 2025
Methodologically inspired by the French Annales School of historiography and determinedly reaching beyond Europe, the author of this book has nevertheless produced a work that has rarely sacrificed important detail to breadth of focus. Its general thesis is that the...
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OEWG and Cybersecurity Negotiations at the United Nations: Issues, Dynamics, and Divides

7 Oct 2025
The analyses focus on the work of the UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on the security of and in the use of ICTs, the central UN forum where states have negotiated rules, norms, and confidence-building measures for responsible state behaviour...
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Tianjin Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

3 Sep 2025
Tianjin Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Here is English translation of th tilizee original document in Chinese: 上海合作组织成员国元首理事会天津宣言 The heads of state of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (hereinafter referred...
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History of diplomacy and technology: From smoke signals to artificial intelligence

5 Aug 2025
'History of Diplomacy and Technology' is timeless reminder of dynamic changes of technology and enduring continuity of diplomacy. Technologies have changed conduct of diplomacy, but the essence of diplomacy has remained the same: the peaceful resolution of disputes through negotiation,...
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UN 2.0 and the Metaverse: Are we seeing what is possible?

5 Aug 2025
The book explores one of today’s most urgent questions: how can global governance keep pace with rapid technological change? Drawing on the UN’s Pact for the Future and the Global Digital Compact, the book examines the fragile yet essential dialogue between a...
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America’s AI Action Plan

25 Jul 2025
The White House AI Action Plan outlines America's strategy to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence, emphasizing the need for rapid innovation, robust infrastructure, and international collaboration. To secure its leadership, the U.S. aims to dismantle regulatory barriers, build advanced...
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AI Apprenticeship: Learning about AI by developing AI

4 Jul 2025
AI Apprenticeship publication explores how learning by building can equip professionals with the skills, ethics, and adaptability needed for the AI era. Inspired by the Swiss vocational model, it presents a human-centred approach to navigating digital transformation. Drawing on DiploFoundation’s...
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