Op-eds In Memoriam | Dr. Pierre Baillet 28 Jun 202530 Jun 2025 It is with deep sorrow that I learned of the passing of Dr. Pierre Baillet, former Permanent Secretary of the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF), undoubtedly one of the…
Op-eds The Next EU Agenda for Cities: Why City Diplomacy Matters 27 May 2025 In April this year, the European Commission launched a public consultation to shape a new EU Agenda for Cities, a forward-looking framework to strengthen the EU’s role in supporting urban…
Op-eds Towards Inclusive (Smart) City Diplomacy in Africa. Lessons Learned from the ASToN Network 4 Jun 202417 Jan 2025 European cities — and municipalities from developed countries, more widely — have at their disposal a plethora of opportunities to network, learn from one another, and share their experience and…
Op-eds City diplomacy after dark: urban networks for better cities at night 2 May 20244 Jun 2024 Cities have been planned for centuries to be fully operational during the day, but several activities take place in cities between 6 pm and 6 am. Services such as waste…
Op-eds City-to-city cooperation and the 15-minute city 11 Jul 202318 Nov 2023 By Carlos Moreno Member of the City Diplomacy Lab's Scientific Committee The conception of an urban alternative: the 15-minute city At the beginning of the 2000s, an all-new concept took…
Op-eds The city without the country? City diplomacy as a platform for a new, cohesive municipalism 30 Sep 202231 Mar 2023 By Michele F. Fontefrancesco, PhD Is city diplomacy just about large cities? How can small municipalities have a voice? Exploring the case study of Italy, the article reads city diplomacy…
Op-eds Pandemia, relazioni internazionali e diplomazia delle città 23 Apr 202229 Jul 2025 By Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi. Originally published in La nostra città futura, Fondazione Feltrinelli, on 23 April 2020. La pandemia ha segnato il grande ritorno dello Stato nella vita di ciascuno.…
Op-eds Tra rabbia ed entusiasmo, le due internazionalizzazioni delle città francesi 16 Mar 202229 Jul 2025 By Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi. Originally published in La nostra città futura, Fondazione Feltrinelli, on 16 March 2020. In continuità con quanto accaduto in passato, il dibattito legato alle elezioni municipali…
