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.

The Accountability Lab, an initiative run by GDL Member Blair Glencorse to make governments more accountable, just celebrated 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?

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.

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.

GDL member Ebru Turhan contributed and article in the E-International Relations where she discusses the German-Turkish relationship which appears to be at the crossroads. In view of the complex interdependence between Turkey and Germany the article sums up policy recommendations

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.