In this series, we try to analyze why states in the Levant are still far from being democratic – and what responsibility foreign diplomats – especially Western diplomats – bear.…
In this series, we try to analyze why states in the Levant are still far from being democratic – and what responsibility foreign diplomats – especially Western diplomats –…
More than a decade has passed since a young street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, triggering the Arab Spring. Since then, the people have toppled leaders, started revolutions,…
Image : Wikimedia Commons Hungary, like many others in Europe, was not spared by the mayhem that the 20th century brought along, and the consequences thereof continue to affect it. Its…
Image: Wikimedia Commons Article originally published in 2021 – updated version published in November 2022 A war and its consequences can rarely find full redress before an institution of…
Image: Wikimedia Commons According to Norwegian Admiral Bruun-Hanssen, the Arctic is the most stable region in the world. The negotiation of the treaty we are about to study is…
Images: Wikimedia Commons Abstract: As practitioners, students, and enthusiasts of diplomacy, we are the heirs of two conferences held in the Hague in the early 20th century and of…
Illustrated throwback on our visit to the #goswellroad exhibition at the French Embassy in Bern last Sunday. 🇫🇷🎨 The Ambassador Frédéric Journès (French Embassy in Switzerland and Liechtenstein) greeted…
Picture: Wikimedia Commons In 2020, the Swiss Confederation and the Holy See were set to celebrate the centenary of the restoration of diplomatic relations after fifty years of interruption.…
Picture: Wikimedia Commons Diplomats’ memoirs and memorabilia are generally already known to the public, long and full of commonplaces and platitudes. In addition, still bound by official secrecy after…