Don’t let energy crises render you powerless!

Sustainable energy transition is possible. Follow the BDA Energy Transition Diplomacy course 17-19 April 2023 12-hour programme Practical training to build viable solutions Actors, Instruments, Industries and Technologies of Energy Transition Electrification Energy Security and Energy Diplomacy Climate Diplomacy Energy Transition Diplomacy Negotiation Game The course is being given by Dr Urban Rusnak. Full details …

Join us at the VUB Open Day!

Come and hear about the BDA programmes this Sunday! We are giving a presentation at 11 am in room 001 of I(i) building, and from 12-3 pm you can drop in for a chat in room 103 of I(i) building. We look forward to seeing you there! Register here.

What is diplomacy for?

Join Ambassador Johan Verbeke in conversation with Prof. Dr. Cailin Mackenzie 7 December 2022 2.30-4.30 pm Brussels Press Club 95 rue Froissart Join us to hear from Johan Verbeke, former Ambassador of Belgium and  Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. This eminent diplomat’s final postings as Ambassador were in New York, where he represented …

Energy Transition Diplomacy – where next?

Energy Transition Diplomacy – addressing shortcomings of the external dimension of European Energy and Climate Policies with Amb. Dr Urban Rusnák Join the Brussels Diplomatic Academy and the Belgian Branch of the International Law Association in conversation with Amb. Dr Urban Rusnák as he discusses how, despite all its efforts and regulations adopted over the …

War in Europe: Sanctions and the Financial Architecture

War in Europe Sanctions & the Global Financial Architecture The BDA is pleased to invite you to an in-person event at the PRESS CLUB, Brussels, on May 16, 2022. 17-19.00 Speaker Mr. Bernard Siman, Head Financial Diplomacy & Fintech Brussels Diplomatic Academy Host Dr. Len Ishmael Global Affairs BDA. Senior Fellow Policy Center for the …

War in Europe – Sanctions and Effects

War in Europe Sanctions & Effects on the Global Economy, Business & Multilateral Institutions The BDA is pleased to invite you to an in-person event at the PRESS CLUB, Brussels, on April 26, 2022, 17.00-19.00 Speaker Mr. Kevin Verbelen Company Lawyer & Expert International trade Agoria and Head International Organisations Expert Group of the Brussels …

BDA signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Energy Charter Secretariat

The BDA is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Energy Charter Secretariat. The BDA is looking forward to the start of this collaboration on a variety of activities with another organisation that embraces the importance of dialogue and cooperation between diplomacy and business.  

Launch of BDA Currents!

The Brussels Diplomatic Academy and academic publishing house ASP cordially invite you to the online launch of the first issue of The BDA Currents. The BDA Currents is an annual report on wider geopolitical factors affecting the world of economic diplomacy, issued by the Brussels Diplomatic Academy. The first volume scrutinizes the impact of the …

Celebrating India @75 – India: A Global Actor in the Geopolitical Arena

On Tuesday 11 May, join the Embassy of India, the Brussels Diplomatic Academy, the Policy Center for the New South and our guests to hear from H.E. Mr. Santosh Jha, Ambassador of India to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU in this wide-ranging Webinar on the topic “India: A Global Actor in the Geopolitical Arena.” This …

Webinar with Bashir Siman OBE

Breakeven Oil Prices, Fiscal Deficits and Shifts in Foreign Policy – Crisis induced change in oil producing countries Moderated Webinar 2-4pm CET Thursday the 15th of April Speaker: Bashir Bernard Siman OBE Breakeven Fiscal Oil Prices (BFOP) are the minimum price required to balance the budgets of oil producing countries. The twin shocks of sustained …

New Webinar Series: first event on the 11th of March

The Brussels Diplomatic Academy is starting a new Webinar series from March – July 2021, to explore and debate issues across the rich diversity of the Academy’s geographic & thematic areas of expertise. Join the first webinar in the series entitled Cultural Diplomacy in Turbulent Times, on the 11th of March at 2-3pm CET. The …

17 Dec: Cybersecurity and Russian Interference webinars

  2020 has demonstrated the need for secure online services, whether financial or democratic. Whilst cybercrime targets FinTech across the world, traditional forms of repression are used against voters and protesters in Belarus, just as digital platforms are used to promote regime change. The first of these webinars, Cybersecurity: A Secure way to FinTech, will …