This report systematically outlines the state of play in digital policy and Berlin’s current policy approach. It provides 48 recommendations for strengthening Germany’s efforts to build a confident, high-performing European digital economy embedded in an open, democratic, and rules-based...

The world in which we live is continuously developing and changing. Nations all across the world are striving for superiority and expanding their influence. However, not every nation's situation is favorable; in order to excel further, states require support and collaboration from their...

Im zweiten Jahr seit Beginn der Pandemie hat COVID-19 die internationale Diplomatie grundlegend verändert. Die Verhandlungen gehen weiter, finden aber zunehmend online statt, in Videokonferenzen, Chats und Breakout-Sessions. Das verändert die zeitlichen und räumlichen Dimensionen...

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue comprises a group of countries - the US, Japan, Australia, and India, that started maritime collaboration in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The initiative lasted for a brief period before falling apart in 2008. The countries re-banded together in 2017...

Online training events deserve more attention as a form of people-to-people connectivity. The purpose of the article is to elaborate on how online training events gain prominence in the context of the COVID-19 imposed restrictions on geographical mobility. The autoethnographic account provides...

The internationalization of cities and the constitution of a new international space of power involves a much more expressive number of cities than the usual global cities. Nowadays, dozens of international organizations are composed of regional capitals, medium, and even small cities. With...

Bilateral diplomacy has become increasingly important in today's multipolar world. A number of cases are analysed in this DIIS Working Paper, where Nordic countries have been 'disciplined' in bilateral diplomacy by the emerging great powers of Russia, China, or India. Compared to the immediate...

When policy-makers opt for sanctions or other economic power instruments in response to geostrategic challenges, the stage is set for geoeconomic diplomacy. Challenging traditional conceptions about the interplay between governments and markets, this book sheds a new light on the diplomatic...

"Presenting a thorough record of Canada’s diplomatic ties with China, Canada and China recounts ten stories regarding China policy decisions made by the Canadian government. These decisions describe key bilateral moves, beginning with Pierre Trudeau and recognition in 1970, and ending fifty...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Framing Energy Security between Russia and South Korea? - Chapter 3. Northeast Asia’s Kovykta Conundrum: A Decade of Promise and Peril -- Chapter 4. Is Natural Gas the Answer for North Korea? -- Chapter 5. Framing Multi-lateral Energy Security Framework in...

Ryan Hass charts a path forward in America's relationship and rivalry with China rooted in the relative advantages America already possesses. Hass argues that while competition will remain the defining trait of the relationship, both countries will continue to be impacted - for good or ill - by...

"This book considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international diplomacy, and the challenges and opportunities it presents for the future of multilateralism. Global cooperation and solidarity are central to responding to and mitigating the health and socio-economic effects of the...

"This book looks at the changing dynamics of diplomacy of the two emerging global powers-India and China. It examines trade relations, cultural ties and economic engagements of both countries and their shifting influence in the region surrounding them. This volume takes an in-depth look at the...

The concept of marketing of diplomatic and consular services can be considered part of the public marketing, marketing of services (social and politics), non-profit marketing (due to the fact that this activity does not generate a finished product which will be sold) and the international...

Politicians travel a lot, for various reasons. The types of trips to foreign countries range, for instance, from a formal, highly-orchestrated, multi-day visit to brief logistical stop-overs, from the regular exchange of information during official talks in a working environment to ceremonial...

Politicians travel a lot, for various reasons. The types of trips to foreign countries range, for instance, from a formal, highly -orchestrated, multi -day visit to brief logistical stop -overs, from the regular exchange of information during official talks in a working environment to ceremonial...

"This is a study of the Royal Bank of Canada's Monthly Letter, which was initially created in 1920 as a traditional economic newsletter and later evolved quite serendipitously into a publication marvel when, in 1943, it came under the influence of John Heron, journalist and publicist, gaining...