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,...
The Personalization of Digital Diplomacy
In the early days of digital diplomacy, MFAs and diplomats viewed social media as linear communication tools. Diplomats believed that they could use social...
Soft Power Today: measuring the influences and effects
Towards the end of 2016, in the still early days of the Brexit process, while I was still working at the Centre for Cultural...
Do Western Balkans states engage in digital diplomacy?
Social media is fundamentally changing the way people communicate with each other, but also the way governments engage with citizens. It has changed the...
Evolution of Korea’s Public Diplomacy
Prior to the announced discussion with South Korea’s Ambassador for Public Diplomacy (PD) Enna Park at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, it is...
Blocking Out the Noise
Can curated news websites help us to better understand current events?By Emma GilpinIn the modern era of the Internet and “Fake News”, we are living...
UAE making great strides in digital diplomacy: Noura
ABU DHABI: The technological advancements the world is witnessing at present have significantly contributed to the changing character of war, Noura bint Mohammed...
Internet Freedom in Africa: Where are We Now?
A Recap of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa #FIFAfrica17Attending my first event on Internet Freedom in Africa was an eye-opening experience. Not...
Opening up: Maximising open data’s impact is about incentives and rethinking the boundary of...
Government is making more and more of its data accessible as open data. Over 30,000 datasets have been made available. It’s great that more...