Global Diplomacy Lab

GDL Members Dagmar Hovestädt and Dr. Banu Pekol examine the meaning of heritage and memory culture in the diplomatic context in this article, first published in the Bled Strategic Times 2024.

Artificial intelligence is a common topic of discussion, whether you are looking at misinformation and disinformation or the use and risks of AI in international security or in education. But how about simply using this technology to explore a topic from a new point of view?

Aurora Partelli reflects on her journey during Youth Empowerment Lab and the power of the collective when in comes to tackling global challenges …

Youth Lab participant Nkosinomusa Linda Sibanda embarked on her first journey to Germany and tells about her unlikely encounter and feeling welcome in a foreign land.

Gideon Agyapong tells his experience of Osnabrück’s Youth Empowerment Lab and how it has challenged him to grow. On his trip from Ghana, he had to tackle an unexpected challenge …

In the Dean Brengelmann explains the art of diplomacy and the long importance of bridging differences or strengthening relations.

In this episode of GDL member Khaldun Al Saadi’s Coffee Break Podcast, fellow member Patrick Mpedzisi talks about global inequality, management of diversity and the impact of migration on Europe.

GDL members Dr Banu Pekol and Dr Annegret Warth collaborated on a project and exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany where they brought together multiple actors from the places within cities to show how historic buildings tell us about how a city dealt with their dwellers of different backgrounds. Annegret managed the project and stakeholders, while Banu provided the concept and curated the exhibition.

A very diverse group of people participated in the hybrid EU LAC Gender Equality Forum, led by the EU-LAC Foundation and the foreign affairs ministries of Germany, Argentina and Mexico to discuss overcoming economic and social inequalities, tackling climate change, and political leadership and peacebuilding.

Women are killed worldwide because they are women. Femicide is a global epidemic. The media often portray these acts as isolated incidents or sensationalise them – without exposing the underlying systemic problems. A media guide co-initiated by GDL member Sonja Peteranderl aims to help journalists improve their reporting on gender-based violence and femicide.

What does Impact on Diplomacy actually mean? In this special episode of GDL member Khaldun Al Saadi’s coffee break podcast, members Katarzyna Hanula- Bobbitt and Mahmoud Javadi share their thoughts.

In this episode of Coffee Break Podcast, host and GDL member Khaldun Al Saadi, speaks to Iranian diplomat Mahmoud Javadi on the current global challenges to human security.

In this episode of the GDL Coffee Break Podast, Host Khaldun Al Saadi’s talks to Katarzyna Hanula Bobbitt about the reductive perception of refugees as an economic burden rather than as human beings and what to do about that.

Representing the GDL Secretariat, Philipp Breer learnt more about the future of philantrophy at the German Foundations Day.

GDL member Sonja Peteranderl produced a documentary on the misuse of trackers for stalking and answers three questions in an interview.

GDL member Dominik Balthasar focuses on future scenarios and how to foster international development by engaging in uncertain, fragile scenarios using the method of strategic foresight.

The 23rd Annual Foreign Policy Conference focuses on the topic of security policy, shining a light especially on Eastern Europe.

In the latest episode of the Coffee Break Podcast, Khaldun Al Saadi talks to Ghada Zribi about the importance of youth voices in policy making.

DAAD Alumnus Dr Moncef Bouaziz participates in the Lab on Climate Security in 2022 and shares his experience in an interview.

GDL member Susanne Salz talks about the growing importance of effective cooperation with diverse stakeholders to reach shared goals and create the future we want.

GDL member Mahmoud Javadi explores the intersection of the EU’s responsibility for climate protection and R2P 2.0.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to Russia reducing huge greenhouse gas emissions. Read why Angelina Davydova says that this can hardly be seen as genuine decarbonisation.

In her latest blog post, Gina Romero talks about dialogue as the center of political advocacy. The more voices it includes, the more powerful the advocacy gets.

The Accountability Lab, an initiative run by GDL Member Blair Glencorse to make governments more accountable, celebrates its 6th birthday. What has the Lab learned through crises, changes and growth about how to build a global movement for change – and what’s next?

Tarek Alsaleh gives a TEDx Talk on finding solutions instead of spending time on managing money.

Many challenges the European Union faces are in fact part of the global agenda. Evident links with the aims and purposes of the Global Diplomacy Lab could be further envisaged in future GDL’s editions. Searching for new forms of flexible and inclusive solutions to reaffirm the world’s democratic values and human rights builds upon connecting initiatives like these.

With pressing issues around the globe, it is more important than ever to break patterns that lead us to business as usual. The GDL Talks at the 2020 prE-Summit brings powerful and inspirational ideas on how to face some of the current global challenges.

Can dialogue be utilized as a tool for mediation and conflict resolution? Gina Romero reflects upon reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ related issues in the Americas while debating how to reach a common consensus when discussing controversial topics.

At COP15, a historic deal to preserve biodiversity was finally signed into action – yet it barely received any attention in the media. Members Vivian Valencia and Diego Osorio explore the reasons why.

In this episode, host Khaldun Al Saadi talks to fellow Member Eleonora Trafuro Ambrosetti about Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine and Russian Soft Power.