Reform, Reconstruction and Radicalization: A new Western stratcom for the Global South
Most countries around the world are now going through a reconstruction process, as the pandemic left marks everywhere. However, in some places, especially in...
The stratcom of resilience and rebuilding countries: Past and future management
The Fragile State Index shows that in the last decade, the general trend around the world is that states are improving and therefore they...
Preparing (Mega)Cities for the 2020s: An Innovative Image and Investment Diplomacy
Globalized megacities will definitely dominate the future, in the same way as colonial empires dominated the 19th century and nation-states the 20th. A new...
Gender equality – a common effort from the Global North to the South
According to the UN figures, there is no country in the world that has achieved gender parity on all relevant dimensions, be it economic, political, and...
Can diplomats be proactive online without becoming “wolf-warrior”?
With the increasingly important digital world, traditional, offline tools and approaches are becoming less and less sufficient and effective in shaping the public conversation,...
Diplomats from Middle Powers, prepare for Great Power Campaigns
The pandemic has changed many aspects of the world and our daily lives. In the context of great power competition, it might not have...
The case for more middle power involvement in the reshaping of the post-pandemic world
The past year was the year of the pandemic, although initially 2020 was seen more as a year of increased great power competition. The...
Infodemic 101: Fear not what the future may bring, but what inaction will
In a continued great power competition world amid COVID-19, some Eastern sharp powers have been visibly attacking our values, rights, global architecture and worldview,...
Covid19: Upgrading Diplomacy and Statecraft to prepare the new normal
The world is abruptly changing and this requires adaptation. The transformations are targeting not only individuals and specific countries, but the entire international ecosystem....