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Coffee Break Podcast: ElsaMarie D’Silva on fighting Gender-based and Sexual Violence
Khaldun Al Saadi

In this episode, host Khaldun Al Saadi speaks with ElsaMarie D’Silva about sexual and gender-based violence and her project Safecity.

Peacebuilding that Ignores the Environment is Not Complete
Diego Osorio

Climate and conflict are interrelated. GDL member Diego Osorio has been thinking about "Adaptive Peacebuilding." He writes about how to address climate-related security risks through repeated experimentation and learning, and how real-time data and analytics can help.

AI Governance: A Unique Challenge for the Global South
Gaurav Sharma

Gaurav Sharma not only writes about the benefits of artificial intelligence, but also highlights its risks and challenges and explains what is needed to use it in a target-oriented way.

Coffee Break Podcast: On Education

The fourth episode of the GDL Coffee Break Podcast is up! Host Khaldun Al Saadi talks with Dulguun Batmunkh about education policies and her Knight-Hennessy Scholarship at Stanford University.

Dialogue based on an Intersectional Approach
Gina Romero

Gina Romero writes about dialogue based on an intersectional approach – from cultural to gender diversity in America to the UN and other institutions advocating for more inclusive perspectives.

Transnational Approach to Memory Culture
Lea Schindler

GDL Members visit Neuengamme concentration camp to discuss the topic of “Memory in Presence – Memorial Sites for Empowering Peacebuilding” and how comprehensive and compassionate memory culture can be developed.

Coffee Break Podcast: On Climate Change

The third episode of the GDL Coffee Break Podcast is up! Host Khaldun Al Saadi talks to Tamara Gomez Maríne about climate change and economic inequality.

How to stop Human Traffickers from exploiting the War in Ukraine
Eirliani Abdul Rahman

With the invasion of Ukraine traffickers’ access to potential victims has increased exponentially, with three million Ukrainians – including more than one million children – having fled the country. GDL-member Eirliani Abdul Rahman about the risk and how to help.

The Concept of “Creative Diplomacy” in International Conflicts
Melissa Seeger

The need for "Creativity in Diplomacy" by collectively taking responsibility has never been as great as it is now during Putin's war in Ukraine.

Guinea-Bissau - Paradise with Side Effects
Julia Jaroschewski

Malaria is still a deadly disease - on islands in Guinea Bissau, scientists are researching remedies against it, but the fragile governance and corruption of the West African country do not only burden the health system, reports GDL member Julia Jaroschewski.

Climate Change and Security: 3 Key Insights
Sabrina Schulz, Diego Osorio

Both GDL Members discuss climate change as a tightly linked security issues. As conflicts become increasingly threaded to climate and environmental degradation, only global, inter-insitutional, multidisciplinary answers can bring resilience and peace.

Coffee Break Podcast: On Informal Markets

The second episode of the GDL Coffee Break Podcast is up! Host Khaldun Al Saadi duscusses with Omar Jagne the work of informal markets.

„We are not watching a conflict from the outside, we are part of it“
Ruprecht Polenz

Due to Russia's current military invasion of Ukraine, the Global Diplomacy Lab held a session with GDL Dean Ruprecht Polenz, shedding a light on the relationship between NATO, Russia and Ukraine and discussing the current situation with GDL members.

A Source of Inspiration, Hope and Collective Action
Gina Romero

In this post GDL - Member Gina Romero describes why she founded a Network for the Latin American and Caribbean Region and why dialogue is an important tool for citizen diplomacy.

Galloping through Guerrilla Territory
Sonja Peteranderl

Thirty years ago, a peace deal ended El Salvador’s bloody civil war. In a former conflict hotspot, a tourism cooperative is fighting against oblivion – and building a future. GDL member Sonja Peteranderl rode along with them.

American Higher-Education: What's the Big Deal?
Secil Pacaci Elitok

GDL Member Secil Pacaci Elitok provides an outside perspective on American higher education—and gives insight into how teaching and studying has changed over the last decade.

On inner travel. Some Thoughts on Planes and Gardens
Angelina Davydova

Angelina Davydova reflects on her past journeys and visits in different countries. She also remembers the friends she made and some conversations she had with them along the way.

Reshaping old-school, non-digital trade diplomacy
Volkan Sezgin

Trade diplomacy should be based more on digital trade activities, and trade agreements should increase the use of digital means and seek ways to boost bilateral trade using digital technologies blockchain and AI.

Thoughts about my experience with dialogue in Latin America
Gina Romero

In the past 10 years, GDL Member Gina Romero has been involved in initiatives promoting dialogue among civil society actors and other social actors in Latin America. She will be sharing some reflections or stories about these experiences in order to shed light on dialogue as the greatest tool for citizen diplomacy.

Hello 2022 - What we expect and wish for

For the new year we wanted to hear members' expectations and wishes.

Promoting and Protecting Human Rights of LGBTI Community in Nepal
Ankit Khanal

GDL-member Ankit Khanal emphasises the need to strengthen LGBTI rights in Nepal. With the help of the GDL Solidarity Fund he has organised a first workshop.

beliEVE - Women breaking boundaries

An award-winning podcast by GDL member Elsa Marie D'Silva features inspiring women and their stories.

Improvement in Iranian-European relations is possible
Mahmoud Javadi

Europe and Iran have long concentrated on shared challenges and differences, instead of on their common interests. GDL Member Mahmoud Javadi argues that there are possibilities for improvement and that the EU can, and should, play its part.

Why looking behind the dominant narrative is so important
Elizabeth Maloba and Patrick Mpedzisi

GDL Members Elizabeth Maloba and Patrick Mpedzisi reflect on how necessary it is to consider different narratives to reach racial equity and social transformation.

Community-led Crisis Response - Lessons from the Pandemic
Sonja Peteranderl and Julia Jaroschewski

Together with local experts, GDL members Sonja Peteranderl and Julia Jaroschewski explore how inhabitants of informal settlements and communities created tools and strategies to tackle challenges in connection with the pandemic when government support was late or insufficient.

A safe listening circle for victims of violence and abuse
Elsa Marie D'Silva and Supreet K'Singh

GDL Member Elsa Marie D’Silva and her colleague Supreet K’Singh describe why it is important to train facilitators for SafeCircle, a programme that offers a safe space for women, survivors of violence and abuse.

A German Contribution to Engagement between Iran and the Arab World
Mahmoud Javadi

For a peaceful future, Iran and the Arab World should give their people opportunities to connect. As long as they fail do to so, Germany should help pave the way by using its research excellence and public diplomacy to nurture understanding between researchers from Iran and the Arab World says GDL member Mahmoud Javadi.

“Podcasts can open your mind to a whole new world”
Khaldun Al Saadi, Carolina Sheinfeld and Ghada Zribi

In a five-week-long workshop, GDL members learned how to develop, record and edit their own podcast. Listen to and read about three podcast ideas that they created.

A Disaster for Afghanistan's Girls and Women
Eirliani Abdul Rahman

How can the international community improve the situation for girls and women under Taliban rule, asks Eirliani Abdul Rahman.

The EU needs a language shift and instruments to tackle fake news
Burak Ünveren and Elif Çavuşlu

GDL members Elif Çavuşlu and Burak Ünveren write about why the EU is missing its target audience and how it can more successfully counter disinformation through inclusive dialogue.

“A need for collaboration rather than competition”
Eirliani Abdul Rahman and Suzanne Goodney Lea

GDL member Eirliani Abdul Rahman writes together with Suzanne Goodney Lea about why the challenges the world is facing are a chance to establish the “Diplomacy 4.0” model.

"We should never give up in the world of social media"
Eshraq H., Mahmoud J., Dulguun B. and Elif Ç.

How do we interact on social media, how are my tweets read, and what can I offer my audience? Members share their impressions from the GDL Social Media Workshop.

Switching the lights on - a GDL member’s project improved road security in a Ugandan village
Benon Kayemba

GDL member Benon Kayemba describes how the GDL’s Solidarity Fund inspired him to launch a solar light project to improve security and provide lighting for children in his home village in Uganda.

Women's leadership is absolutely critical
Elsa Marie D'Silva

In a podcast Elsa Marie D´Silva speaks about how she works on advancing gender equality and the prevention of sexual and gender based violence.

Gender is way more than just women’s rights
Camila Gomide

Camila Gomide writes about how working with the Gender Alliance helped her do more to achieve gender equity.

Strategic Foresight: In the Face of Uncertainty
Gaurav Sharma

GDL member Gaurav Sharma shares his take-aways from a two-part Strategic Foresight journey.

How can we make Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships faster?
Susanne Salz and Darian Stibbe

GDL member Susanne Salz and Darian Stibbe of the Partnering Initiative explore what we can learn from multi-stakeholder partnerships that developed during the COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to addressing another global threat: climate change.

Does Russia have the Potential for a Change in Climate Policy?
Angelina Davydova

GDL member Angelina Davydova writes about Russia's current efforts to adapt to global shifts in climate policy.

Community-led Crisis Response - Lessons from the Pandemic
Julia Jaroschewski and Sonja Peteranderl

Coronavirus behind bars: GDL members Julia Jaroschewski and Sonja Peteranderl explored how incarcerated people worldwide are affected by Covid-19 and which tools and tactics are helping to alleviate the social, economic and health impact of the crisis.

On a Mission to build Partnerships
Trinidad Saona and Rong Yang

GDL members Trinidad Saona and Rong Yang discuss the future of diplomacy and why multidimensional partnerships are becoming increasingly important.

How to foster Employment and Economic Growth
Elizabeth Maloba

Decent work and economic growth are crucial for sustainable and inclusive development. GDL member Elizabeth Maloba on how to foster employment for all while advancing SDG 8.

International Media for an Inclusive Diplomacy
Burak Ünveren

GDL member Burak Ünveren shares his views on international broadcasters as potential conversation partners for a more inclusive diplomacy.

Max Bouchet in Conversation with City Diplomat Henri-Paul Normandin
Max Bouchet

“Our collective voice is so much stronger than our individual voice.” says city diplomat Henri-Paul Normandin in conversation with GDL member Max Bouchet.

First We Are, Then We Post
Cecilia Barja Chamas

Through raising profound questions Cecilia analyses the challenges of communication for global communities such as the Global Diplomacy Lab.

Domestic Violence: How Women Struggle During COVID-19 Lockdowns
Elsa Marie D’Silva

GDL member Elsa D'Silva shares personal stories on how women suffer from domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic and gives recommendations on how to take action.

What does urbanisation mean for Pakistan’s cities?
Mome Saleem

“Reclaim Green Islamabad”, a campaign started by GDL member Mome Saleem addresses the harm rapid urbanisation has done to nature and thus to the inhabitants of Pakistan's capital.

Putting the Digital Divide on the Agenda
Elsa Marie D'Silva

GDL member Elsa D'Silva used the UN Summer Academy 2020 to appeal to world leaders: invest in digital technology and education to make sure that no one is left behind.

Care and Inclusiveness as Values for Diplomacy
Carolina Sheinfeld, Rocío Cañas, Trini Saona and Dalya Salinas

86% of people want a more equitable and sustainable world after COVID-19, according to a recent study. Can we achieve this goal if we continue to do the same as we did before this crisis?

GDL Talks – Daring to Change: Alternative Ideas to Address Current Global Challenges
Rocío Cañas

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 brought powerful and inspirational ideas on how to face some of the current global challenges.

City-to-city Diplomacy
Max Bouchet

In an article written for the Brookings Institution, GDL member Max Bouchet is discussing city-to-city diplomacy with regard to the Covid-19 crisis and gives an insight into its potential.

Elizabeth Maloba on the Empowerment of Women in Africa
Elizabeth Maloba

In an interview with the BMW Foundation, GDL member Elizabeth Maloba is discussing the empowerment of women and the importance of the Gender Alliance for rising awareness of gender equality.

Gender Alliance: The Feminist Manifesto
Colette Mazzucelli and Trinidad Saona

In the framework of the Gender Alliance, several GDL members initiated the articulation of the Feminist Manifesto. Take a look at the result of the cross-network collaboration!

GDL Talks - Security Mission: Global Vision
Rocío Canas

We are facing common threats that no longer take borders, nationalities, age or gender into account. Listen to the apeals from GDL members Gabriela Canales and Shakeel Ramay on how to face such insecurities.

GDL Talks - Global Leadership in the 21st Century
Rocío Canas

Listen to the powerful messages delivered by GDL members Netta Ahituv and Chris Fowler on leadership in the 21st century.

Positive Impact of COVID-19: Solidarity and Compassion
Gaurav Sharma

COVID-19 has shown humanity the importance of solidarity and compassion. That is good news, says GDL Member Gaurav Sharma.

GDL Talks - Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals
Rocío Canas

GDL members Blair Glencorse and Patrick Mpedszisi share powerful personal messages on building trust as well as the importance of cooperation and mutual understanding. All for the benefit of creating real partnerships.

The story of GDL’s strategy development
Marieke de Wal and Stella Pfisterer

GDL developed a new strategy, titled "GDL 2025: Diplomacy 4.0". Experience the journey towards this strategy through the eyes of GDL's Knowledge Partner. The story begins in the summer of 2019, in warm and colourful Accra, Ghana.

G20 @ TEN: An Urgent Need for Revival
Gaurav Sharma

The G20 has progressed as a global governance forum since its first summit in 2009. However, the G20 forum today faces a fundamental crisis that has called its acceptance and viability into question. Read more about it by GDL member Gaurav Sharma.

Between Permafrost and Wildfire – Navigating Climate Change in Russia
Angelina Davydova

Read GDL member Angelina Davydova’s latest articles on the efforts undertaken in Russia to combat climate change.

Today’s (German) Foreign Policy - Why It Is About All Of Us
Lena Krause

Read Lena Krause's synopsis about the book “Foreign Policy being at Loss - And Why It Needs Society’s Support” by Volker Stanzel.

Breaking Silence, Ending Violence
Elsa Marie D'Silva

Changing Mindsets: "Breaking Silence, Ending Violence" Watch the Award-Winning Documentary Series from Deutsche Welle with Elsa D'Silva featured.

Reflections on Inclusion
Elizabeth Maloba & Patrick Mpedzisi

Read about Elizabeth Maloba's and Patrick Mpedzisi's perspectives on inclusion and what role it plays in the field of international politics and across cultures divides in this Q&A.

The Lack of a Gender Perspective
Elsa Marie D’Silva, Elizabeth Maloba and Cecilia Barja

Insights from the 2019 Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia highlighted that the lack of a gender perspective leads to a skewed response to current challenges such as climate change, migration and an inclusive democracy.

Uncovering the Role of Women in Crime
Julia Jaroschewski & Sonja Peteranderl

Women play an increasingly important role in criminal organisations and terrorism, but also in the fight against crime. The OpenCrime conference that took place within the Bosch Alumni Network in Berlin revealed current challenges and blindspots in the media coverage.

Inclusive Diplomacy and Its Importance For Sustainable Cooperation
Ivana Petrov

Read Ivana Petrov’s latest article about the GDL and its focus on Inclusive Diplomacy.

How Young Russians Are Building a Climate Movement
Angelina Davydova

Read GDL member Angelina Davydova’s latest articles in which she discusses the importance of a growing climate movement in Russia.

How can ownership of the 2030 Agenda be increased?
Flávia Alfenas and Jörg Reckhenrich

Flávia Alfenas, founder of the social innovation laboratory Zebralab, sat down with artist and entrepreneur Jörg Reckhenrich to talk about her work encouraging dialogue on sustainability challenges to create social innovations and solutions.

Responsible Leadership Starts With Me
Amarachi Adannaya Igboegwu

GDL Member Amarachi Adannaya Igboegwu reflects on the SDG Global Festival of Action held in Bonn, Germany earlier this year. Read about what she learned when it comes to responsible leadership.

Collaborative Leadership in Washington, DC
Khaldun Abdulkader Al Saadi

In light of Donald Trump’s controversial Presidency, GDL Member Khaldun Abdulkader Al Saadi reflects on a workshop on collaborative leadership held by the Accountability Lab in Washington, DC in March of this year.

The Colours of Inspiration: Raising the Flag of the GDL
Jörg Reckhenrich

Read about GDL Member Jörg Reckhenrich’s flag workshop during the 10th Lab in Accra, in which he harnessed artwork and creativity to connect members and trigger ideas for solving political challenges.

How This Woman Is Making Cities Safe
Verónica Zaragovia

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of GDL Member Elsa Marie D’Silva, SafeCities has become an important and influential organisation, working to make cities safer for women.

Why Stopping Violence in Chicago Is A Collective Effort
Julia Jaroschewski

Chicago is experiencing some of the most severe problems with gang violence worldwide. GDL Member Julia Jaroschewski, reporter and founder of the BuzzingCities Labs, sums up the results of the GDL Impact Lab in Chicago which took place in November 2018.

The Great Threat to Women’s Rights Online: Reflections from World Press Freedom Day
Ingrid Brudvig

The GDL participated at the World Press Freedom Day 2019. GDL Members Elizabeth Maloba and Patrick Mpedzisi discussed the persistent digital gender gap that impacts the online harassment of women journalists.

Global Changemakers: Cities as Future Labs
Julia Jaroschewski and Sonja Peteranderl

At the Latin America-Caribbean Conference GDL Members Julia Jaroschewski and Sonja Peteranderl hosted and facilitated an interactive session on the topic of cities as global changemakers. Read about their three takeaways.

1 Million Species May Become Extinct and What You and I Can Do About It
Eirliani Abdul Rahman

Read about the danger our human footprint is posing for 1 million species and what we can do to reduce the burden on the nature which we are continuing to cause every day.

How to Own the Monster of Apartheid
Imran Simmins

Apartheid is still an underlying issue in South Africa even after 25 years of democracy.

Art Thinking: Turning Challenges into Opportunities in Rural India
Jörg Reckhenrich

In the Pepal program companies and NGOs work side by side applying a creative, art-based approach to improve women's hygiene in Indian villages.

The Think-and-Do-Tank that Makes Diplomacy Work
Elsa Marie D’Silva

Being part of the strategy process, Elsa D'Silva shares some of her personal and professional experiences as a GDL member.

Stimmen! 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Julie August

An exhibition curated by GDL Member Julie August, giving artists of the Frauenmuseum Berlin a platform to speak out and celebrate 100 years of women suffrage.

Breaking the Silence
Deutsche Welle TV

This documentary by Deutsche Welle TV featured GDL Member Elsa D'Silva. It follows Indian founders fighting sexual violence against women by using technology-driven solutions.

GDL and Bled Strategic Forum - minds that think alike?
Peter Grk

How GDL's innovative approach to encourage out-of-the-box thinking inspired us to upgrade our own concepts.

Multi-stakeholder partnerships: why they matter and how to get them right
Susanne Salz

To tackle poverty, climate change and other global challenges, governments, businesses and civil society need to work together. Yet it is often challenging to cooperate effectively in multi-stakeholder partnerships. What are the lessons learned for making multi-stakeholder partnerships work?

Skiing 100 miles to the North Pole
Eirliani Abdul Rahman

Learn about GDL Member Eirliani Abdul Rahman's polar expedition and her motivation - preventing child sexual abuse and helping survivors in their healing processes.

Breaking the Wall of Cartels in international aid
Tarek Alsaleh

The world gave 146 billion dollars in aid last year, but less than one percent went to local initiatives. A group of frustrated experts is localizing the development industry through innovation tech and sustainable development thinking.

Park Your Assumptions: How to Mediate the Disruption of Ride-sharing Apps
Silvia Danielak

At the initiative of GDL Member Ciara Davies, the Bosch Alumni Network (BAN) teamed up with the Global Diplomacy Lab (GDL) to co-organise an event this autumn on Design Thinking for Public Policy.

Algorithms, Automatised Justice and Human Rights
Anya Margaret Baum

Imagine a laundry basket full of socks: big socks, small socks, bright socks, dress socks, sport socks, all types of socks. How fast can you match the pairs? This depends how you proceed. And your methodology may have human rights implications, especially in the criminal justice field.

How street lights can ease women's lives and boost the economy
Elsa Marie D'Silva

A major factor blocking women's economic integration is the lack of public safety. This is especially relevant in India, recently named the world’s most dangerous country for women. Elsa Marie D'Silva suggests that to make cities safer, decision-makers must finally consider women’s needs.

Human Trafficking: The Dark Side of Migration
Eirliani Abdul Rahman

GDL member Eirliani Abdul Rahman writes about her impressions of the Lab on human trafficking in Nairobi in June 2018, organised by the Global Leadership Academy (GLAC) and the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF), and why the spirit of Gandhi could be felt throughout the entire event.

United World Colleges - Making Education a Force for Peace and Sustainability
Eirliani Abdul Rahman

Eirliani Abdul Rahman recently joined the Community Engagement Committee (CEC) of the United World Colleges (UWC) International Board as a volunteer. Founded in 1962, the UWC is an educational movement.The objective is to help 16-19 year old students to develop resilience.

OnPurpose with Blair Glencorse
Blair Glencorse

Blair Glencorse dreams of a world in which resources are used wisely, decisions benefit everyone fairly, and people lead secure lives. Through his organization Accountability Lab he develops and implements positive ideas for integrity in safe communities. On this podcast Blair talks about personal accountability as a starting point.

“I am just going outside and may be some time”
Eirliani Abdul Rahman

Eirliani Abdul Rahman is a diplomat turned activist. To raise awareness for survivors of sexual child abuse, she is setting out for an expedition to Antarctica in December. Eirliani will be documenting her inner and outer struggles as she is preparing for this trip, pulling a sled with 200 pounds in food and gear, in temperatures dipping to minus 48° Celsius.

"We're not fixed, we're fluent"
Vivian Valencia

GDL by definition is without definition. It’s a laboratory. Therefore, we are constantly experimenting with new things and engaging in self-reflection on what worked and what could be improved. I think this is our big advantage. We’re not fixed, we’re fluent

A journey to the South Pole to raise Awareness
The Straits Times

GDL member Eirliani Abdul Rahman on her goal to journey to the South Pole to raise awareness on the issue of child abuse. She will pull sleds weighing more than 60kg, over 60 days, in temperatures which can drop to minus 30 deg C.

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