Diplo Academy upcoming courses and programmes
☀️ Applications open! Diplo’s 2025 summer online courses
Register now to reserve your place in our specialised summer courses!
- Bilateral Diplomacy
- Diplomatic Law: Privileges and Immunities
- Internet Technology and Policy: Challenges and Solutions
👉🏼 Application deadlines for certificates issued by Diplo: 16 June 2025
For further information and to apply, click the course titles above or visit Diplo’s course catalogue.
◆ Need financial assistance? Scholarships are available!
Thanks to support from the government of Malta, partial scholarships are available for applicants from developing countries to attend upcoming Diplo online courses. These scholarships cover 30%–60% of course fees and can be applied to most 2025 online courses. Browse our course catalogue and contact us at admissions@diplomacy.edu for further information.
Upcoming events
◆ The cost and benefits of using digital technology for elections in Africa (14 May)
As African nations continue to explore and implement digital technologies in their electoral processes, it is crucial to assess both the costs and benefits, to ensure that such innovations contribute positively to the democratic process. This webinar aims to bring together experts, policymakers, and stakeholders to discuss the impact of digital technology on elections in Africa, weighing its advantages against the challenges it presents. Register here to attend!
Blogs and publications
◆ Don’t waste the crisis: How AI can help reinvent International Geneva
International Geneva faces significant challenges, including financial constraints, waning multilateralism, and escalating geopolitical tensions. To remain relevant, it must embrace transformative changes, particularly through AI. AI can revitalise Geneva’s humanitarian efforts, modernise knowledge sharing, and prepare the workforce for an AI-driven future. Furthermore, Geneva has the opportunity to lead in human-centred AI governance, addressing ethical concerns while leveraging its rich legacy. This crisis presents a crucial moment for reinvention through accessible, actionable AI initiatives. Read the blog post!
◆ Algorithms confront tariffs: A hidden digital front in an emerging trade war
President Trump’s tariffs on goods have intensified global trade tensions, notably with the EU. However, they largely ignore the critical sector of digital services, where the USA holds a strong advantage. In response, European nations have proposed digital services taxes (DSTs) aimed at American tech giants, framing them as necessary for fiscal fairness. The collapse of OECD negotiations has prompted unilateral digital taxes across various countries, escalating the trade conflict. This shift towards digital taxation could redefine international trade diplomacy, posing challenges for US tech dominance, and potentially leading to retaliation that affects both goods and digital markets. Read the blog post!
◆ The hidden influence: How the Lwów–Warsaw School shaped AI developments
The Lvov–Warsaw School, founded in the late 19th century by Kazimierz Twardowski, has made lasting contributions to philosophy, highly relevant to modern AI. The school’s work in logic and semantics provides essential tools for AI, while its analytical approach offers insights into ethical challenges. Read the blog post!
◆ Digital sovereignty: The end of the open internet as we know it? (Part 1)
The concept of digital sovereignty has gained prominence. This discussion examines the tension between territorial politics and transborder digital operations, highlighting how demands for autonomy reflect a desire to navigate external influences within an interconnected digital landscape. As sovereignty claims become entwined with security narratives, the need to socially anchor digital sovereignty policies becomes increasingly emphasised. Read the blog post!
◆ Navigating the AI maze: How to choose the right AI platform or tool
With over 10,000 AI applications available, selecting the right AI tool can be daunting. Diplo advocates starting with a ‘good enough’ tool to avoid paralysis by analysis, tailoring it to specific needs through practical use. Their experience with financial AI agents, specifically in analysing the impact of US tariffs on Novartis, highlights how specialised tools outperform general models by leveraging deep domain expertise, real-time data, and precise calculations. This journey illustrates the importance of understanding AI options, and reinforces the effectiveness of targeted, practical approaches to leveraging AI capabilities in business scenarios. Read the blog post!
◆ On the origins of ideas
Do ideas have origins? From medieval communes to WWI, the post shows how political thought, like a river, is shaped by experience, institutions, and historical context — not just theory. Read the blog post!
◆ The strategy of provocation
An ermine plays peek-a-boo from a rotting tree. Cute? Maybe. But it might also be a calculated survival tactic. The blog post explores provocation in the wild – and its unsettling parallel in human behaviour. Read the blog post!
◆ Microsoft at 50: A journey through code, cloud, and AI
Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, Microsoft grew from a small start-up into the world’s largest software company. Through strategic acquisitions, the company expanded into diverse sectors, solidifying its global dominance. Read the DW analysis!
◆ Ghibli trend as proof of global dependence on AI: A phenomenon that overloaded social networks and systems
How Ghibli-inspired AI art went viral, exploring mainstream AI trends, creativity impact, and ethical concerns raised by Hayao Miyazaki. Read the DW analysis!
◆ DW Weekly #203 – China disagrees with Trump over $54B TikTok deal due to tariffs rise
In the latest issue of the DW Weekly newsletter:
- China disagrees with Trump over $54B TikTok deal due to tariffs rise
- Memecoin scandal hits Melania Trump’s crypto project
- Meta’s existence threatened by a colossal antitrust trial
◆ Digital Watch monthly newsletter – Issue 98
In our March in Retrospect issue: from Google’s USD 32 billion Wiz acquisition to X’s Türkiye tangle, the tech world buzzed with AI breakthroughs and global showdowns. Geneva hosted UNIDIR’s #AISE25, while Trump’s bitcoin reserve sparked crypto ambitions.
In our analyses:
- Ghibli trend as proof of global dependence on AI: A phenomenon that overloaded social networks and systems
- X’s Türkiye tangle: Between freedom of speech, control, and digital defiance
- America’s bitcoin gamble: A power play for financial dominance
- The future of digital regulation between the EU and the USA
Latest videos
◆ AI shorts – #15 When AI heals and divides: Medicine, weather, and diplomacy collide
In the latest AI shorts: the UK AI Safety Bill, AI diagnostics for liver diseases and skin cancer, the call for AI diplomacy, and Aardvark Weather.
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