PARISIO is the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism’s journal of foreign affairs.
First published in 2024 by Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg, PARISIO is an annual publication collecting incisive contributions from foreign policy experts and other protagonists on the global stage of international relations.
As a publication by the Maltese Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs, PARISIO is also a showcase of Maltese excellence and know-how, from the art of diplomacy to its foreign policy positions, and of Maltese society, art and architecture, trade, the culinary arts as well as of its history.
PARISIO is led by an editorial board chaired by Permanent Secretary Christopher Cutajar as editor-in-chief, and Ambassador Pierre-Clive Agius as editor. Its editorial board members are currently Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Executive Director Geneva Centre for Security Policy; and Jukka Salovaara, Permanent State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.
Parisio Issue II - 2025
Neo Mediterra – A Quest for Regional Understanding
Contributions from Dubravka Šuica, Nasser Kamel, Prof. James Sater, and Jack Lang with an introduction from editorial board member, Ambassador Thomas Greminger, on the Mediterranean region’s elusive quest for peace in the Middle East and securing a common understanding with both north and southern flanks of the basin.
From the Ministry for Foreign Affairs – welcome notes from Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg, Permanent Secretary Christopher Cutajar, and Ambassador Pierre-Clive Agius, with features on Malta’s Commissioner to the EU, Glenn Micallef, and his novel portfolio for intergenerational fairness, as well as Malta’s policy on Overseas Development Assistance.
The Malta Edit – How the Maltese home is changing, as seen through the eyes of top architects awarded prizes in the KTP and MASP Awards; ‘Made of Malta’ – the taste of an island as captured in our rundown of some of the most exciting, gourmet products developed over the past decade; the secret of FDI – as explained by Malta Enterprise CEO George Gregory; and the story of Malta’s friendship with the United States, from the Liberty Bell to World War II and beyond.
Parisio Issue I - 2024
Diplomacy ex Machina – What Future for Multilateralism
Contributions from Pierre Vimont, Thomas Graham, and Andrey Kurtenov, with an introduction from editorial board member, Ambassador Thomas Greminger, discussing the new European security order in the wake of the Russian attack on Ukraine.
From the Ministry for Foreign Affairs – welcome notes from Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg, Permanent Secretary Christopher Cutajar, and Ambassador Pierre-Clive Agius, with features on Malta’s foreign policy as president of the United Nations Security Council and chair of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and its forthcoming agenda for the presidency of the Council of Europe in 2025.
The Malta Edit – From Venice to Valletta, Malta’s great year of art with Matthew Attard at the Bieannale in Venice, the reopening of the Malta Biennale, and the inauguration of the Malta International Contemporary Art Space; Michelin Star success for Maltese restaurant Noni; Olympian grit with swimmer Sasha Gatt and business solutions for traffic from Alexiei Dingli; and a primer on Palazzo Parisio.