2017: A Year of Digital Uncertainty
In many respects, 2017 was a year of digital uncertainty. It was a year in which digital platforms were used to weaponize uncertainty. It...
Connecting Europe to Latin America: a revolution in Internet governance?
Brazil is about to welcome a new submarine cable linking Latin America to Europe: ELLALINK. In addition to strengthening digital inclusion on the continent...
What diplomats can learn from journalists
As the media landscape continues to evolve, the U.S. State Department should consider adapting its public diplomacy strategy.As an international relations major at USC,...
2017 in review: top 10 digital diplomacy moments
8. FACEBOOK LIVE FOR DIPLOMACY
According to the latest Twiplomacy study by communications and public affairs firm Burson-Marsteller, Twitter is the most popular social media...
Blockchain for government and diplomacy
Politics and policy look at blockchain for services, privacy, and more.
Last October, participants from across sectors gathered at the U.S. Department of State in Washington...
The FCC’s plan to revoke net neutrality is at odds with U.S. and European...
On Tuesday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its plans to revoke net neutrality — a series of policies that require Internet service providers (ISP)...
Welcome to the era of tech diplomacy
Denmark and France eye a new generation of Diplomacy 3.0 ambassadors! Who’s next?
Earlier this month, WIRED featured Casper Klynge, Denmark’s new ambassador to the tech...
Digital Diplomacy 3.0: Personalized Diplomacy
From Digital Diplomacy 1.0 to Digital Diplomacy 2.0
When foreign ministries first migrated online, they viewed social media platforms as mass media channels. Much like...
Digital Diplomacy — A Framework (Part 1)
Speaking last month at the Valdai international conference, Vladimir Putin stated that “it is obvious that new information technologies have made the information space...
What’s the first ever presidential email?
The email exchange — recorded in a August 15, 1999 White House memo and published in the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States,...