Navigating relations with major powers like and the United States within the ASEAN framework.
| Body | Composition | Function | |------|-------------|----------| | | MFA Vice-Minister (Chair), senior academics, retired ambassadors, private sector leaders | Sets strategic direction, approves budget, evaluates impact | | Academic Council | Dean, faculty heads, external evaluators | Approves curricula, research standards, faculty hiring | | Executive Director / Rector | Appointed by MFA (renewable 4-year term) | Day-to-day operations, external representation | | Research & Training Departments | Geopolitical regions (e.g., Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific), thematic units (economic diplomacy, climate, cyber) | Deliver courses and publish papers | national institute of diplomacy and international relations
Unlike a standard university department, the NDIR functions as a living laboratory. Its primary mandate is threefold: Navigating relations with major powers like and the
Providing language training, including translation and interpretation skills, to ensure diplomats can operate effectively in global forums. At the , the faculty roster reads like
At the , the faculty roster reads like a who’s who of recent history. You are less likely to find tenured theorists than you are to find:
