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This episode, in French, explores the changing craft of historians in the digital age through the book "Écrire l'Histoire: Gestes et expériences à l'ère numérique" and a conversation with historian and co-author of the book, Frédéric Clavert. It examines how smartphones, search engines, databases, online archives, social media and AI reshape research practices—reading, searching, annotating and writing history. The discussion covers working with web archives and massive corpora like Twitter, the shift from finite collections to continual data streams, the emotional and methodological impact of digitization, and the emerging uses and challenges of AI and metadata for historical analysis.   Resources: Ask a Librarian! Ask an Archivist! Muller, C. avec Clavert, F. (2025) Écrire l’histoire : gestes et expériences à l’ère numérique. Malakoff, France: Armand Colin. Available via Global Search Où écouter cet épisode : Apple podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy YouTube: https://youtu.be/  Contenu    Invité : Frédéric Clavert Hôte : Amy Smith Enregistré et produit à la Bibliothèque et Archives des Nations Unies à Genève 

In this episode, we explore the League of Nations' impact on the development of international law and global governance. Editors Karin van Leeuwen and Morten Rasmussen explain how their Cambridge Handbook uses deep archival research across dozens of collections to reveal how the League used legal techniques, institutions and networks to shape a nascent form of global governance. We explore the League’s legal section and court experiments, tensions between sovereign equality and imperial hierarchies, and case studies like Upper Silesia and the Manchurian crisis, as well as how the Handbook reframes the League as central to the development of international law and institutions, while noting the limits of ‘‘peace through law". Resources:  Ask a Librarian Ask an Archivist Ikonomou, H. A. et al. (eds.) (2026) The Cambridge Handbook of the League of Nations and International Law. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: Available via Global Search. Production:   Guests: Karin van Leeuwen & Morten Rasmussen Host: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva. 

In this episode, we explore diplomacy in action. Mario Oyarzábal, Member of the International Law Commission and the Legal Advisor to the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discusses the new book International Law for Diplomats, a practitioner-focused guide written to help diplomats handle real-world issues like treaty negotiation, state immunities, use of force, human rights and dispute settlement. Featuring chapters from experienced legal advisors from foreign ministries as well as international organizations and institutions, the book's central message is that international law is not a specialist domain but rather diplomacy’s keystone, essential for advancing state interests and reinforcing the rule of law. Mario Oyarzábal reminds us, "that international law is a toolbox for cooperation for resolving disputes peacefully, for accountability." Resources: Ask a Librarian. Ask an Archivist. International Law for Diplomats, available via Global Search. Production:    Guest: Ambassador Mario Oyarzábal. Host: Amy Smith. Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva.

This is AIxMultilateralism, where we’re joined by experts who help us unpack the many ideas and issues at the nexus of AI and international cooperation.   The environmental impact of AI systems is increasingly discussed. But what if we went beyond this to look at how the success of AI is dependent on the earth’s resources? In this episode we are joined by Martín Tironi Rodó, Director of FAIR, the Futures of Artificial Intelligence Research Nucleus, and the sociologist of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He shares why artificial intelligence is deeply interconnected with planetary intelligence, and calls for more research, agency and leadership across Chile and Latin America in shaping the future of AI. Resources: Learn about the Futures of Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) Nucleus. Discover the Conceptual Cartographies of AI. Explore the Hybrid Ecologies Exhibition. Discover the exhibition Bajo nuestros pies: The Rare Earths of AI. Consult Martin's work and research publications. Production:    Guest: Martín Tironi Rodó. Host, production and editing: Natalie Alexander Julien.  Podcast Music credits: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/img/sequence License code: AVHFBHYLV8MCYE1C

In this episode, we explore an interesting facet in the life of international governance: emotions.  Professor Daniel Laqua, Professor Dan Gorman and Dr. Anne-Isabelle Richard join us to explain GLO (Global Governance Trust and Democratic Engagement in Past and Present), a transatlantic research project examining how civil society, activists and NGOs have campaigned to build, shape, reform or put an end to international organizations from the early 20th century to the early 2000s. The project's findings reveal interesting aspects about how people relate to and through international insitutions, particularly, emotional experiences such as love, hate, trust, and a sense of belonging. Our guests explore these ideas using examples from the League of Nations, United Nations Associations, Jubilee 2000 and the Council of Europe. And, they also share what grassroots diplomacy suggests about the possibilities of change. Resources: Ask a Librarian. Ask an Archivist. Global Governance Trust and Democratic Engagement in Past and Present (GLO Project website: https://research.northumbria.ac.uk/glo Production: This episode was recorded on the occasion of the conference ‘Love, Hate, and the Fate of International Organisations: The Psychological Life of Global Governance (1900–Present)’, held at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Guests: Professor Daniel Laqua (Northumbria University, United Kingdom), Professor Dan Gorman (University of Waterloo, Canada) and Dr. Anne-Isabelle Richard (Leiden University, The Netherlands). Host: Amy Smith Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva.

This is AIxMultilateralism, where we’re joined by experts who help us unpack the many ideas and issues at the nexus of AI and international cooperation.   Should philanthropy be a part of the development and governance of AI? We explore this question with Hubert Halopé and Giuseppe Ugazio, part of the team at the Artificial Intelligence & Philanthropy Project at the University of Geneva. They share the findings of the project's open source book The Routledge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Philanthropy, why philanthropic organisations should play a key role in AI governance and in the ethical use of AI, and argue how philanthropy can be present in multilateral AI governance mechanisms at the UN. Resources: Learn about the Artificial Intelligence & Philanthropy Project at the University of Geneva. Read The Routledge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Philanthropy (open source version), edited by Giuseppe Ugazio & Milos Maricic. Read Giuseppe's recommended book, The Green and The Blue: Digital Politics in Philosophical Discussion, edited by Luciano Floridi and Jörg Noller. Production:    Guests: Giuseppe Ugazio and Hubert Halopé. Host, production and editing: Natalie Alexander Julien. Podcast Music credits: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/img/sequence License code: NXAZUHU70MDKU4E9 Recorded and produced at the UN Library & Archives Geneva.

In this episode, we explore how African states have actively shaped multilateral institutions. Lynda Chinenye Iroulo, Assistant Professor of International Relations at Georgetown University in Qatar, shares her research in decolonial international relations and the design of regional organizations, including the history behind the African Union, the African Peer Review Mechanism, and the push for common African positions at the UN. Lynda highlights examples such as the shift from non‑intervention to the responsibility to protect, reforms in peace support operations, debates over the ICC, and ongoing calls for UN reform. She argues for a post‑colonial institutionalist lens to make African contributions visible and to rethink how global institutions are designed and implemented. Resources: Ask a Librarian. Essays on Global Regionalism Acharya, A., De Lombaerde, P., Futák-Campbell, B., Iroulo, L. C., & Batista, J. P. (Eds.). (2026). Essays on Global Regionalism I: The Past, Present and Future of Regionalism Studies. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-13642-8 Production:   Guest: Lynda Chinenye Iroulu, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University in Qatar https://www.qatar.georgetown.edu/faculty/lynda-chinenye-iroulo/ Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva. 

This is AIxMultilateralism, where we’re joined by experts who help us unpack the many ideas and issues at the nexus of AI and international cooperation.   There are many calls today to enact redlines for AI, but what about redlines for data? In this episode we're joined by Emily Tucker, Executive Director at the Center on Privacy & Technology and Adjunct Professor of Law, at Georgetown Law. Emily shares her research on datafication, the impact of this process on political participation and the public interest, and the implications for our collective capacity to create the futures we want as communities and societies. She also reflects on three priorities for data redlines, and what multilateral fora should be asking when it comes to how data is collected and used in today’s world.   Resources: Learn about the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law. Read Emily's article "To Have Democracy, We Must Contest Data" on TechPolicy.Press. Consult Emily's recommendation: "Datafication", by Ulises A Mejias and Nick Couldry (open access article, UN Library & Archives Geneva). Explore the work of The Distributed AI Research Institute, Emily's recommended open access resource. Production:    Guest: Emily Tucker. Host, production and editing: Natalie Alexander Julien. Podcast Music credits: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/img/sequence License code: QZDC3ZLHIU6QJTSO Recorded and produced at the UN Library & Archives Geneva.

How can science support better diplomacy? In this episode, we're joined by Professor Marilyne Andersen, Director-General of GESDA, to explore how anticipatory science diplomacy works: gathering scientists’ foresight, translating breakthroughs into policy and practice, and preparing society for disruptive technologies. Marilyne shares her insights on GESDA’s Radar of 5–25-year futures, the importance of open science and inclusivity, training for decision‑makers, and the role of art in engaging the public. Resources: Ask a Librarian. Explore the GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar®: https://radar.gesda.global. Production: Guest: Marilyne Andersen. Hosts: Amy Smith and Wouter Schallier. Production and editing: Amy Smith. Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva. 

This is AIxMultilateralism, where we’re joined by experts who help us unpack the many ideas and issues at the nexus of AI and international cooperation.   In this episode, we're joined by Wendell Wallach, a bioethicist who's been working on the ethics and governance of emerging technologies for decades. He’s the author of two books – A Dangerous Master, and Moral Machines – and until 2024, co-led the Carnegie Council’s AI and Equality Initiative. He’s also a scholar at Yale University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, where for 11 years he chaired Technology and Ethics studies. For this episode, we’re sharing excerpts from a wide-ranging conversation where he shares his views on the ethics and governance of AI, the continued relevance of his books on robots and technologies many years after they were first published, what we can learn from bioethics, and the urgent need for oversight to align technology with human and environmental interests. Resources: Read "A Framework for the International Governance of AI" - Carnegie Council's AI & Equality Initiative. Read the new preface to "A Dangerous Master - How to Keep Technology from Slipping Beyond Our Control" by Wendell Wallach. Visit Wendell Wallach's website. Learn about the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance and the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI. Production:    Guest: Wendell Wallach. Host, production and editing: Natalie Alexander Julien.  Editorial assistance: Amy Smith and Wouter Schallier. Podcast Music credits: Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):  https://uppbeat.io/t/img/sequence  License code: 18P7IHFDKCA4SHFM Recorded & produced at the Commons, United Nations Library & Archives Geneva.