TABLE | The 20 Countries with the Most Diplomatic Missions in the World in 2024

Country	Total number of posts	Embassies	Consulates	Permanent Missions	Other representations
China	274	173	91	8	2
USA	271	168	83	11	8
Turkey	252	145	93	12	2
Japan	251	152	66	10	23
France	249	158	72	18	1
Russia	230	143	74	10	3
UK	225	156	51	11	7
Germany	217	148	56	11	2
Italy	206	124	74	8	0
Brazil	205	135	58	12	2
India	201	142	50	5	4
Spain	190	114	65	10	1
South Korea	187	114	60	5	8
Mexico	161	80	71	8	2
Canada	157	98	38	11	10
Argentina	150	87	54	7	2
Netherlands	149	106	28	10	5
Switzerland	141	102	30	7	2
Hungry	140	87	43	7	3
Poland	135	91	33	9	2

Issue no. 10 | October 2021

Decolonisation:
A Past That Keeps Questioning Us

Global Challenges

Issue no. 10 | October 2021

Decolonisation: A Past That Keeps Questioning Us

Today, we observe a renewed interest in the theme of decolonisation in three interrelated fields: in the academic world which opens new areas of research and teaching (e.g. decolonisation studies; decolonising the curriculum), in the practice of professionals and international actors who are revisiting their way of working, as well as in the vocabulary and activism of civil society targeting the remnants of colonial times such as street names, statues or museum objects. The renewed focus on decolonisation brings forth underlying issues such as the lingering of Eurocentrism, continued oppression of indigenous people, cultural relativism, the ongoing materiality of colonialism, the guilt of the West or, more generally, “the darker side of Western modernity”. While decolonisation has had a lasting impact on the political scene (with the decolonisation movements of the 1960s) and theoretically in the realm of academia, it lags behind in practice as processes, mentalities and epistemes are still permeated by “coloniality”. The present issue puts therefore decolonisation into historical perspective and provides fresh analytical perspectives on its epistemologies and methodologies as well as its practical application and consequences in various fields.

This issue has been coproduced by the Graduate Institute’s Department of International History and Politics and the Research Office. It also includes contributions from other research centres and departments of the Institute.

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Issue no. 15 | May 2024

Africas Rising?

Global Challenges

Issue no. 15 | May 2024

Africas Rising?

After a century marked by decolonisation and the imposition of a development model based on Western standards, Africa has entered the 21st century with a new status thanks, among other things, to its demographic dynamism (2 billion inhabitants in 2050 according to the UN, over 50% of whom will be under 25), its sustained economic growth, its extensive mineral and energy resources, and its drive for political leadership.

Additionally, since the end of the Cold War, emerging countries are successfully challenging the leadership of the West and are transforming this plural continent. If China has come to play a preponderant role, notably in terms of infrastructure development, the existence of multiple Africas presents prospects for a host of other international actors.

The continent’s development, however, is not without raising many questions, as it is still marked, in many ways, by issues of poverty and inequalities, as well as civil conflict and political repression.

The African continent is seeking more than ever to assert its autonomy of decision and action by making the most of its diverse potential. How will Africa – in its plural dimension – take advantage of this dynamism to write a new page in its history in the decades to come?

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Issue no. 14 | November 2023

The Future of Universities

Global Challenges

Issue no. 14 | November 2023

The Future of Universities

Neoliberal globalisation has not only transformed the role of the state; it has also shaken up the internal “DNA” of education policies, from schools to universities. New technologies have paved the way for new forms of transmitting knowledge; calls to decolonise curricula are growing louder; in the South, many countries face the challenge of financing public education policies in an era of new public management, while the model and transfer of these policies have become a key problem, compounded by the exclusion of historically marginalised populations and the advance of private and religious players. Against this backdrop of criticism of the public education model, the present Dossier seeks to better apprehend what could be done to restore the purpose and meaning of education and universities.

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