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Russia’s diamond trade has been insulated from "Western sanctions due to how it would disrupt the global trade, and because it’s tough to track diamond provenance. New efforts by the EU and G7 to effectively sanction the trade could have dire consequences, writes Dr. Maria Rentetzi. " - diplomatic courier...

This is the mini-documentary of the international winter school 'Transnational History Lab' that took place from 5th to 10th February 2024. In this documentary, we interview the organizers, some of the participants and invited speakers. We ask them the following questions: 1 - Why did you organiz...

Lasst uns reden: Forschung und Initiativen gegen Rassismus an der FAU Am 14. Mai findet deutschlandweit der zwölfte Diversity-Tag statt und natürlich ist auch FAU mit einem tollen Programm dabei. Veranstaltet wird der Diversity-Tag vom Büro für Gender und Diversity zusammen mit dem Vizepräsident...

The Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies - Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg was honored to be invited to the grand opening of the new exhibit in the "Atombunker im Nürnberger Hauptbahnhof". The ABC bunker was built in 1977 below the Nuremberg main trainstation and was ...

This is the after movie of the international winter school 'Transnational History Lab' that took place from 5th to 10th February 2024. The movie aims to provide general impressions and document the events of a highly successful gathering, facilitating an open exchange between young and senior schola...

In September 2023, Dr. Aske Nielsen was co-editor on the edited volume VAERK: Museumssamlinger, politik og opbygning published by Aarhus University Press. The volume was produced through a project by seven Danish museums and supported through a grant by the Danish Agency for Culture and Palaces to e...

Maria Rentetzi and Ralf Mitschke are currently featured on the FAU landing page, portraying their current work on science diplomacy.

Click here to access the complete article in H-Diplo. In January 2023 I had the honor of interviewing Margaret Doane, the IAEA’s Deputy Director General of the Department of Management of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In the midst of the Russian war in Ukraine and the renewal o...

Simply put, science diplomacy frequently aims to influence the policy of another country in ways ­favourable to the first country by using science as a major tool. But how does this work in practice and is science really as exceptional and objective as policy advisors like to argue? Which comes down...