The former chairman of the NATO Mlitary Committee, Rob Bauer, on poor prospects for peace in Ukraine, communication-channels with Russia und why it's necessary to prepare people for the war

50 years ago in Helsinki, heads of state from East and West initiated the beginning of the end of the Cold War. A historic event, of course, but also funny? Finnish director Arthur Franck made a documentary that shows unknown aspects of the conference and even brings Leonid Brezhnev to life with the help of AI. In this interview, the filmmaker explains what attracted him to the subject and why he sees the meeting at the time as a tender glimmer of hope for today's crises

Why exchange, experience and flexibility are important for modern diplomacy that wants to assert itself against martial tendencies. Foreign policy ideas from former top official Volker Stanzel on the occasion of the new federal government's first 100 days

How do you deport when the country of origin has no direct relations with the country of destination? diplo.news learned the details of how the cooperation between Germany, Afghanistan and Qatar was prepared and how it worked despite everything.

Interview with Philipp Ackermann, Germany's Ambassador to India