When diplomats laugh: the role of humour in digital diplomacy
On 3 June 2018, Iran’s religious leader the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei turned to Twitter and vowed to eradicate Israel.
The Israeli Embassy in Washington DC...
Tech and blockchain to fight foreign propaganda and disinformation
The U.S. focuses on private/public partnerships and tech demos.
The U.S. Department of State has launched the Global Engagement Center’s (GEC) Technology Series to counter foreign...
Russian operatives celebrate Trump’s birthday with new fake news site
A new propaganda website linked to Russia's troll factory has rolled out just in time for Trump's birthday — and they're inviting Americans to...
How digital is your country? Europe needs Digital Single Market to boost its digital...
European Commission published the results of the 2018 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), a tool which monitors the performance of Member States in...
Social media shaping norms of expression in the Arab world
Of the biggest social networks, WhatsApp has 95% reach in the United Arab Emirates and 88% in Saudi Arabia.
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Nikki Haley’s Twitter account raises protocol concerns
Ever since she took over as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley’s personal Twitter account has been an object of fascination...
World Leaders on Facebook 2018
Technically, Facebook is the largest country in the world with 2.2 billion monthly active users. Since 2015, the number of users on Facebook has...
The 10 Commandments for Successful Digital Diplomacy
Winston Churchill reportedly once described diplomacy as “the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for...
Russia explains Twitter diplomacy
What is digital diplomacy according to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Foreign Ministry?
“We are not participating in ‘Twitter-diplomacy’,” Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry...