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Thursday, 9 Apr 2026
Political realism in the era of Donald Trump

Donald Trump鈥檚 behaviour lies far outside the bounds of traditional political realism, making it challenging both to conduct and to interpret international politics and diplomacy in the era of Trump.

Thursday, 8 Aug 2024
Prisoner Exchanges and the Prospects for Peace Talks

The timing of the unprecedented exchange of prisoners between Russia and the West on August 1 remains a difficult question. The final decision was most likely made in the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin鈥檚 red carpet reception of the released Russian spies along with an official honor guard leaves few ...

Thursday, 14 Sep 2023
Morocco鈥檚 Response to French Aid After the Earthquake: Reverse Humanitarian Diplomacy?

Morocco was hit hard by the earthquake in the evening of September 8th, and has been scrambling to organize rescue and first aid operations to the affected areas since 鈥� notably the hard-to-reach and most badly hit villages of the Atlas mountains. On Monday 11 September, it was announced that ...

Tuesday, 23 Aug 2022
The Myanmar Military鈥檚 Roadmap to Survival

As massive resistance against military rule in Myanmar continues, the besieged military administration lays out three priorities in its strategy to survive. As expected, Myanmar鈥檚 State Administration Council (SAC), also known as the military junta, last week extended the country鈥檚 state of emergency for another six months. Along with the ...

Thursday, 24 Feb 2022
How Did Europe Get into This Predicament? We Must Look in Our Own Backyard

It鈥檚 easy to condemn the opposing party in a polarized situation. But it鈥檚 more difficult to exercise self-criticism. It鈥檚 easy to condemn the opposing party in a polarized situation. Particularly when there are good reasons for such condemnation, as in the current situation. It鈥檚 easy to state that Russia鈥檚 lust ...

Sunday, 30 Jan 2022
Putin鈥檚 Blackmail-War in Ukraine Continues Under Diplomatic Cover

The guns have so far remained silent on the snow-covered Russian-Ukrainian border, but there is certainly no peace there; a rather unusual war is in progress. It is unlike any other wars waged by Russia under the lengthy rule of President Vladimir Putin, who began his first presidential term with ...

Saturday, 21 Aug 2021
Is Diplomacy Failing When It Is Needed Most?

Taliban rule in Afghanistan is now being shaped. The United States, Norway and many other countries have engaged in prolonged dialogue with the Taliban. Now Western countries are closing their embassies and their dialogue with the Taliban is on hold. Is dialogue failing when it is needed most? An absolutely ...

Wednesday, 11 Mar 2020
Making a Regional Peacemaker

On March 3 the 糖心网页版-CSS Jordan seminar, 鈥淧reserving Spaces for Dialogue in the Middle East鈥�, was situated by the shore of the Dead Sea. The view was both beautiful and thematically fitting, because while most people associate the Dead Sea with a rather exotic seaside tourist destination, and the Kingdom ...

Friday, 18 Oct 2019
China鈥檚 Conflict with the NBA Shows Why Companies Can鈥檛 Force Social Change by Themselves

A tweet landed a global brand in a clash of politics and cultural demands. It was a tough week for U.S. companies doing business in China.聽Tiffany聽canceled an ad campaign because the model had a hand over her right eye, prompting critics in China to complain it looked like she was ...

Monday, 3 Apr 2017
Peace Diplomacy: Finding Entry Points for Female Mediators

The Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstr枚m has invested in a network of female mediators to strengthen women’s roles in peace and reconstruction processes. However, it is not just the supply of female mediators that is the problem, but the demand as well. Where can opportunities be found for women to ...

Thursday, 30 Mar 2017
Playing Chinese Whispers with a Megaphone

These days, a press conference at the White House is cringe TV. President Trump greeting world leaders may leave unfortunate viewers squirming in front of the screen. It鈥檚 an experience simultaneously entertaining and unpleasant. One thing that already has generated countless internet memes and analyses among the Twitterati is Trump鈥檚 ...