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.

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

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

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

GDL member Diego Osorio participated in the global debate about Colombia's peace process in September 2016. The topic was Colombia's current historic process and how it influenced the horrific armed conflict that dominated the country's narrative for more than 50 years.

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.