Everyone loves Wikipedia

Yet hardly anyone realises that potential of the underlying (wiki[i] software for streamlining paperwork in an MFA and significantly improving the efficiency of the archiving system.
‘Wiki’ software essentially allows for the organic creation of ‘meta-narratives’, which allow for a symmetric freedom: the writer(s) are not constrained in the detail they may wish to introduce in [...]

The ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ Revisited

Aldo Matteucci
Senior Fellow, DiploFoundation
Garrett HARDIN[i] argues that where exceedingly numerous ‘rational and economic’ agents exploit a finite resource, only mutual coercion mutually agreed upon can stop the overexploitation of the ‘commons’. He states: “The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected.”
HARDIN denies [...]

Diplomacy Is Where There Are No Rules

Aldo Matteucci
Senior Fellow, DiploFoundation
He had bought a large map representing the sea,Without the least vestige of land:And the crew were much pleased when they found it to beA map they could all understand.
Lewis CARROLL: The hunting of the Snark
I’d made this comment recently in an off-hand sort of way. I’ve been challenged – so [...]

Can We Really Teach Diplomacy?

This is a provocative question for a Foundation that aims to teach diplomatic skills. Yet it is a question that crossed my mind as I was preparing a series of teaching modules on Climate Change Diplomacy.
We teach administration of diplomacy – the humdrum tasks of setting up a diplomatic post, getting organised, ensuring accountability and [...]