This article explores a potential pathway to peace through negotiations that could end Russia’s war in Ukraine, by answering the question: How can past negotiation frameworks inform a pathway to peace in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict? Utilising a hybrid approach, the article draws on lessons from diplomatic histories and negotiation methodologies, including the Dayton Accords, and…
Interview with H.E. Amb. Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine New challenges of international relations require new methods of addressing them. Is diplomacy changing today or are its principles and instruments still valid? In a broad sense, diplomacy has always been and remains an art of being persuasive. However, a lot has changed…
Radical transformations both in the geopolitical landscape and in the way countries conduct diplomacy are obvious. It is more apparent than ever before that the liberal world order of the post-Second World War era is coming to an end. A new incarnation of realpolitik based on a pragmatic and sometimes rough approach to international affairs…
Commercial diplomacy is an important part of diplomacy. It is likely that in post-COVID-19 times, it will become even more important as a means contributing to faster economic recovery of countries. Performance measurement has been gaining importance in commercial diplomacy practice. It is not only about controlling people, identifying weak points and dysfunctions, and possible…
A constantly changing international environment and a fast-paced advancement of information and communications technologies (ICTs) essentially modify the traditional ways of diplomacy. In the digital age, the use of e-tools has become a daily routine for diplomats, and the developments in the cyber realm define the global political agenda, transforming the mechanisms of multilateral cooperation….
This article reflects the impact of economic fallout and the coronavirus pandemic on diplomacy. The paper focuses on the current state of international relations, work of international organisations, and the tools of diplomacy. One of the aspects mentioned is digital diplomacy and how it will change the diplomacy we are used to
Communication technologies have created new opportunities for the promotion of states’ interests, ensuring interactive dialogue with the world. Digital diplomacy has gone beyond foreign policy institutions, reaching more target groups and changing the efficiency of the diplomatic missions’ activity abroad. After the first meeting between diplomats and officials, online technologies enable further communication through devices…
Rapidly changing environmental conditions, technological development, and the emergence of artificial intelligence inevitably encourage diplomats to seek ways to remain relevant given the volume of information, speedup of the processes, and the need to improve the quality of services and change communication methods. Will diplomacy remain competitive in the era of new threats and opportunities?…
The primary purpose of the article is to demonstrate in retrospect the practical implementation of “shuttle diplomacy” in resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict. Taking into consideration the fact that “shuttle diplomacy”, whose success falls to the first half of the 1970s, exerted the biggest influence on Egypt among all the conflicting parties, the article presents historical…
Interview with Petras Au?trevi?ius, Member of the European Parliament Chair of the European Ukraine Group in the European Parliament Can the European Union as an organisation be a successful mediator in current conflicts around the globe? What can be priority regions for such a mediation? The European Union’s ambition to be a real global player…
