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Strengthening the Representation of Women in Diplomacy: What Progress is Possible?
- Analysis
- October 7, 2025
Women are clearly underrepresented at senior levels in diplomacy. Only 23.4% of the world’s ambassadors in 2024 were women, according to the GenDip project at the University of Gothenburg. While there may be a better gender balance at lower and mid-career levels, women face obstacles that are preventing them from advancing to senior levels or
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CIPS Best Blog Award 2025: Public Voting Now Open
- CIPS
- September 17, 2025
It’s time to vote for the winner of the CIPS Best Blog Award! The CIPS Best Blog Award is designed to recognize the best blog written by the CIPS community during the previous academic year. This is the sixth year that we will be giving out the award. Please cast your vote here The 2025
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Status and Resources in Polar Politics
- Analysis
- September 12, 2025
When Donald Trump suggested buying Greenland in 2019, and flirted with annexing the island in 2025, reactions in Copenhagen, Nuuk, and other Arctic capitals were incredulous. The proposal seemed crude, even absurd. Yet the very fact that Greenland could capture the attention of a U.S. president highlights a deeper puzzle: why do states still care
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The International Peace- and State-Building Intervention in Afghanistan: Distilling Lessons (to be) Learned
- Analysis
- September 2, 2025
The withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan in May 2021 effectively terminated NATO’s mission in the country, leaving it to face challenges such as governmental corruption, stagnant economic growth, underdevelopment, and human insecurity. Despite the billions of dollars invested in peacebuilding initiatives, there is minimal interest in systematically assessing peacebuilders’ involvement and extracting lessons
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