Protected: WebDebates: Reflecting on the future of diplomacy

The era of connectivity brings about many challenges for diplomacy. How relevant is the diplomatic service? What changes can we expect to see in diplomatic training?

On the first Tuesday of every month, join diplomats, professionals involved in diplomacy, and researchers from all over the world, to discuss key topics related to the future of diplomacy. 

So far, we discussed many relevant topics. Summaries and recordings are available.

• [WebDebate #58] How to train diplomats to deal with AI and data? | 4 April 2023
• [WebDebate #57] What role can AI play in diplomatic negotiation? | 7 March 2023
• [WebDebate #56] Will AI take over diplomatic reporting? | 7 February 2023
• [WebDebate #55] Science diplomacy capacity development: Where do we go from here? | 14 July 2022
• [WebDebate #54] Science diplomacy in 2022: More cooperation or more division? | 05 April 2022
• [WebDebate #53] Science diplomacy: The road ahead in 2022 | 01 March 2022
• [WebDebate #52] The recent climate negotiations: A perspective from the Global South | 07 December 2021
• [WebDebate #51] International organisations: Independence under threat? | 02 November 2021
• [WebDebate #50] Training cyber diplomats: Tools, gaps, and opportunities | 05 October 2021
• [WebDebate #49] Emojis in public diplomacy: Best practices and lessons learned | 6 July 2021
• [WebDebate #48] Virtual and hybrid diplomacy: What have we learned? | 8 June 2021
• [WebDebate #47] Current diplomatic responses to COVID-19 | 4 May 2021
• [WebDebate #46] Unpacking the EU's digital diplomacy and foreign policy | 6 April 2021
• [WebDebate #45] Visual storytelling for diplomatic practice | 2 February 2021
• [WebDebate #44] Diplomacy in times of COVID-19: The experience of developing countries | 1 December 2020
• [WebDebate #43] IGF+: What’s next? | 3 November 2020
• [WebDebate #42] How COVID-19 is changing diplomatic practice | 6 October 2020
• [WebDebate #41] The UN at 75: Evolution or revolution? | 1 September 2020
• [WebDebate #40] Are permanent missions at global diplomatic hubs more or less relevant in 2020? | 7 July 2020
• [WebDebate #39] The gendered impact of COVID-19: Towards better diplomatic responses | 2 June 2020
• [WebDebate #38] The UN response to COVID-19: Contributions, challenges, and lessons | 5 May 2020
• [WebDebate #37] Multilateral diplomacy in times of COVID-19 | 7 April 2020
• [WebDebate #36] The UN beyond the West: How do countries from the Global South make their mark? | 3 March 2020
• [WebDebate #35] Diplomacy at the UN: Is multilateralism dead? | 4 February 2020
• [WebDebate #34] Exploring innovative teaching methodologies: Digital tools for teaching diplomacy | 3 December 2019
• [WebDebate #33] The diplomacy of natural resources in the Middle East | 3 November 2019
• [WebDebate #32] Visual digital diplomacy: Opportunities for diplomatic practice | 1 October 2019
• [WebDebate #31] Technology and diplomacy: Unpacking the relationship | 2 July 2019
• [WebDebate #30] AI for peacemaking: New tools  | 2 June 2019
• [WebDebate #29] Science Diplomacy: preparing the next generation  | 7 May 2019
• [WebDebate #28] Humanising immigration  | 5 March 2019
• [WebDebate #27] Arctic diplomacy: Approaches and lessons | 5 February 2019
• [WebDebate #26] AI on the international agenda - where do we go from here? | 4 December 2018
• [WebDebate #25] Blockchain for development: a critical assessment | 6 November 2018
• [WebDebate #24] Space diplomacy: Old geopolitics or new frontier for collaboration? | 4 September 2018
• [WebDebate #23] #Cybermediation: New skills and tools for mediation | 3 July 2018
• [WebDebate #22] Algorithmic diplomacy: Better geopolitical analysis? Concerns about human rights? | 5 June 2018
• [WebDebate #21] Can we teach and learn negotiation skills online?  | 8 May 2018
• [WebDebate #20] Strategies for African States in multilateral diplomacy | 6 March 2018
• [WebDebate #19] What is the potential of big data for diplomacy? | 6 February 2018
• [WebDebate #18] Digital diplomacy: new actors and technology in diplomacy | 5 December 2017
• [WebDebate #17] Humanitarian diplomacy and the influence of new actors and new technology | 7 November 2017
• [WebDebate #16] Exploring digital diplomacy as a 'new diplomacy' | 3 October 2017
• [WebDebate #15] Should we take 'new diplomacies' seriously? | 5 September 2017
• [WebDebate #14] Sports diplomacy – new diplomacy and peace-making tools or propaganda by other means? | 4 July 2017
• [WebDebate #13] A New Bilateralism in a Changing World  | 6 June 2017
• [WebDebate #12] Standardisation: practical solutions for strained negotiations or an arena for realpolitik?| 2 May 2017
• [WebDebate #11] Education Diplomacy: A new diplomacy for the SDG era | 4 April 2017
• [WebDebate #10] Diplomats as Writers: marrying the arts and diplomacy | 7 March 2017
• [WebDebate #9] Science diplomacy: approaches and skills for diplomats and scientists to work together effectively | 7 February 2017
• [WebDebate #8] Data diplomacy and knowledge management | 6 December 2016
• [WebDebate #7] Gender and Diplomatic Training Academies | 1 November 2016
• [WebDebate #6] What are the key skills for the next generation of diplomats? | 4 October 2016
• [WebDebate #5] Why and how to teach negotiation? | 6 September 2016
• [WebDebate #4] Can diplomacy be learned on-the-job only? | 5 July 2016
• [WebDebate #3] Is research on diplomacy useful and relevant? | 7 June 2016
• [WebDebate #2] Can we learn diplomacy from books? | 3 May 2016
• [WebDebate #1] Is the diplomatic service still needed? | 5 April 2016

The WebDebates on the future of diplomacy are organised by DiploFoundation within the framework of the International Forum on Diplomatic Training (IFDT), which gathers close to 100 diplomatic training institutions worldwide.

If you form part of a dynamic circle of diplomacy practitioners in your community, we encourage you to establish a diplomatic hub to follow the WebDebates and to facilitate discussions. Alternatively, join existing hubs in Geneva, Malta, and Belgrade every month. For more information, contact Ms Mina Mudric, DiploFoundation, at minam@diplomacy.edu