Diplomatic Pouch

Whereas the principle of unequal exchange and accumulation of wealth in all previous systems was to provide socio-economic security and set social hierarchy, capitalism has built a mechanism which makes unequal exchange self-perpetuating, so as to make accumulation of wealth perpetual and limitless.

Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan finally settling the state border issue also settled the issue of delimitation of borders with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and closed the issue of demarcation with Kazakhstan.

EU is in the process of rethinking its relations with China while calls for cooperation and engagement remain.

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...

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

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.

Chantalle Shen-Ai Kaljee work with passion at Leonardo Royal Hotel The Hague, after graduate from HotelSchool. Chantalle talks about her impression of diplomatic events.

The Textile Research Centre (TRC) in Leiden studies the skills of textile and garment production, and what people want to express when wearing their clothes, namely the language of dress. It is a knowledge centre that is actively involved in the preservation, interpretation and future of this specific, but universal part of cultural heritage.

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