We are delighted to welcome Dr. Ciro Maddaloni as the new Head of the DC Mission Italy to the Diplomatic Council family. As co-author of the publication Europe and the Emerging New Global Order and initiator of its Italian edition, he has already demonstrated exceptional commitment and vision. He has organised two remarkable book launches in Rome — one at the national parliament and the other at Italy’s foremost military officers’ club. Few venues could have been more fitting for such a publication.
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DC Start-up Summit on July 1st
The Diplomatic Council (DC) Summer Celebration on 1 July in Frankfurt/Germnany has many facets. One of them is the DC Start-up Summit.
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Two book presentations - from Lviv over Kyiv to Bucharest
By Jochen M. Richter, Chairman Diplomatic Council Global Security Forum
Arriving by plane in Krakow, my taxi driver is of course Ukrainian but he is not too keen having a conversation. The train to Przemysl close to the border to Ukraine is a combination of ÖBB and SBB: excellent service, phone chargers work, bar carriage comes through to serve sandwiches and sweats as well as cold and hot drinks.
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Honour for DC Authors on July 1st in Frankfurt/Germany
At the Diplomatic Council's Summer Celebration on 1 July in Frankfurt, Germany, all authors who have published their work with DC Publishing will receive a special honour. In a festive ceremony, they will be presented with the "Quality Writers Award" in the form of a certificate. Authors who have already contributed to a second or third book will receive a Silver, Gold or Gold on Ribbon award.
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Book Presentation in Rome
Great presentation of the book ‘Europe and the Emerging New Global Order’ (Italian edition ‘L'Europa e il nuovo ordine globale emergente’) on Monday, 19 May, at the Italian Parliament in Rome (Camera dei deputati, Sala Stampa).
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Europe's strategic challenges and opportunities in space
An online panel discussion, initiated and led by Ambassador (ret.) Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kreft, explored "Europe's strategic challenges and opportunities in space," coinciding with the launch of the English version of the book "Race to Space" (ISBN 978-3986741471). Dr. Krisztina Tilinger from Ludovika University of Public Service provided the introduction.
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Warsaw Think Tank Forum 2025
By Jochen M. Richter, Chairman Diplomatic Council Global Security Forum
The Centre for International Relations Foundation (CIR) gathered think tanks from across Europe including some EFTA countries, the UK and the US for a debate around 4 topics: better competitiveness, strategic autonomy, European defence and more resilience.
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Space Travel as a Business Model
By Prof. Dr Heinrich Kreft, former ambassador, President of the Diplomatic Council
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Trend towards Autonomous Factories
By DC member Karlheinz Zuerl*
Autonomous factories are on the rise in Asia and will spread to Europe in the coming years, albeit with some delay. Europe likes to boast about its progress in Industry 4.0, but Asia has long since moved beyond that and is on its way to Industry 5.0. This refers to unmanned production halls in which only robots are active. These ‘ghost factories’ are made possible by a combination of computer technology, networking, artificial intelligence, robotics and innovative manufacturing processes.
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2025 will be the year of AI in sales
By DC member Eckhart Hilgenstock*
In 2025, business development will separate the wheat from the chaff. Successful companies will use AI tools to win new customers and strengthen the satisfaction of existing ones. The others will lose market share and often not even understand the reasons for their business decline.