Monthly Archives: January, 2023

John Dunkelgrün reflections on new year. “Let us hope the new year will be better than the last one”, was a wish one could hear from almost everyone since January 1st, 2023. It is easy to understand with so many things going wrong in the previous one.

Public diplomacy comes to renew the bureaucratic, passive and hermetic traditional diplomacy.

By Sara AlDhahri Despite widespread worldwide initiatives, such as those focused on ending poverty and expanding access to education, the humankind continues to struggle with...

By Alexandra Paucescu From our first encounter, at a long walk in Tiergarten, Berlin’s popular park, Olivia seemed to me the kind of woman who...

By Sanvit Shah Recent conflict in Ukraine has, once again, revealed the inability of intergovernmental organizations in ensuring peace, security, and stability. This is particularly...

30 years of the Slovak Republic's democracy commented by H.E. Marián Jakubócy.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (“PCA”) is one of the institutional pillars of the peaceful settlement of international disputes, a foundational principle of our international legal order. With 122 contracting parties, the PCA is an intergovernmental organization created to facilitate arbitration and other peaceful means of dispute resolution.

Announcing the passing of Mechanism Judge Elizabeth Ibanda-Nahamya of Uganda on 5 January 2023.

we welcome the Netherlands’ accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) in August this year. This demonstrates the Netherlands’ commitment in forging common principles of regional peace and stability.

By Roy Lie Ajam IndoFest 2022  is an Indonesian festival held in Rijswijk,  a city adjacent to The Hague. The date was  10 – 11...