e’re nearing the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and nearing the home stretch in what has been an extremely eventful 2024. That’s true for global affairs writ large, but also for Diplomatic Courier organizationally. With the frantic pace of the year thus far, Diplomatic Courier’s staff is “Gone Fishing—staff will be taking some time away to recharge in preparation for what we expect to also be a frantically paced end of the year. Not to worry! We’ll be back to our regular publications right after Labor Day.
In the meantime, here is a selection of articles from the year so far. These articles all touch on themes or trends which we expect to be particularly impactful to our societies. Our staff has curated this list to bring you reads that we think speak to something fundamental about forces at work today—and thus are evergreen—or which have special relevance today. You can find the entire list below, while on social media we'll be highlighting a few reads from the list each day.
War and peace
- Navigating complex security threats in a world of shadow proxies by Amb. Lisa Gable
- Maritime terrorism is on the rise whether we notice it or not by Ian M. Ralby
- The flawed premise of terrorism’s ‘new wave’ by Joshua Huminski
- America’s options in a world of strategic competition by Andrew R. Novo
Democracy in the crossfire
- Transforming democracies with the power of digital fluency by Aida Ridanovic
- Facing threats, democracies must first look inward by Jeremy Fugleberg and Shane Szarkowski
- How unintentional voting erodes democracy by Elizabeth Sandler
- Education is key to any strategy to preserve and nurture democracy by Camille Stewart Gloster
Dialogue of civilizations
- U.S.–China cooperation remains possible by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
- Of geopolitical competition and global governance by Adam Ratzlaff
Education and work
- The rising generation needs a norm–shift on early job choices by Wendy Kopp
- 1 in 5 employees worldwide feel lonely by Ran Pendell
Technology
- What OpenAI teaches us about fixing the tech culture divide by Andrea Bonime–Blanc
- Healthier digital ecosystems via provenance, transparency by Melissa Metos and Shane Szarkowski
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Diplomatic Courier's 'Gone Fishing' summer 2024 reading list
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August 22, 2024
Diplomatic Courier’s staff is hanging up our ‘mostly out of office’ sign for a few weeks to recharge before the end of summer (in the Northern Hemisphere) —but don’t worry, we’ll be back Sept. 3! Meanwhile, here is our ‘best of’ summer reading list to peruse until our return. Thanks for reading!
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e’re nearing the end of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and nearing the home stretch in what has been an extremely eventful 2024. That’s true for global affairs writ large, but also for Diplomatic Courier organizationally. With the frantic pace of the year thus far, Diplomatic Courier’s staff is “Gone Fishing—staff will be taking some time away to recharge in preparation for what we expect to also be a frantically paced end of the year. Not to worry! We’ll be back to our regular publications right after Labor Day.
In the meantime, here is a selection of articles from the year so far. These articles all touch on themes or trends which we expect to be particularly impactful to our societies. Our staff has curated this list to bring you reads that we think speak to something fundamental about forces at work today—and thus are evergreen—or which have special relevance today. You can find the entire list below, while on social media we'll be highlighting a few reads from the list each day.
War and peace
- Navigating complex security threats in a world of shadow proxies by Amb. Lisa Gable
- Maritime terrorism is on the rise whether we notice it or not by Ian M. Ralby
- The flawed premise of terrorism’s ‘new wave’ by Joshua Huminski
- America’s options in a world of strategic competition by Andrew R. Novo
Democracy in the crossfire
- Transforming democracies with the power of digital fluency by Aida Ridanovic
- Facing threats, democracies must first look inward by Jeremy Fugleberg and Shane Szarkowski
- How unintentional voting erodes democracy by Elizabeth Sandler
- Education is key to any strategy to preserve and nurture democracy by Camille Stewart Gloster
Dialogue of civilizations
- U.S.–China cooperation remains possible by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
- Of geopolitical competition and global governance by Adam Ratzlaff
Education and work
- The rising generation needs a norm–shift on early job choices by Wendy Kopp
- 1 in 5 employees worldwide feel lonely by Ran Pendell
Technology
- What OpenAI teaches us about fixing the tech culture divide by Andrea Bonime–Blanc
- Healthier digital ecosystems via provenance, transparency by Melissa Metos and Shane Szarkowski
