Digital Diplomacy

Can Pakistani Technology Fight Pakistani Terror?

This article was first published on The Diplomat on August 3rd, 2017. Pakistan has a long and troubled history of supporting extremists as a tool...

La place du digital dans la stratégie de communication des institutions publiques

À l’occasion du Web2Day, j’ai pu échanger avec Fabian Ropars du Blog du Modérateur sur la place du numérique dans la stratégie des institutions...

Trends and Counter-trends in Digital Diplomacy

The fascinating aspect of technological disruption is its remarkable capacity for both destruction and creation. By marginalizing or even abolishing ways in which people...

Public Diplomacy Everywhere: IoT and the Role of Pervasive Engagement

This article was originally published on http://www.sodd16.com/ a fantastic new site dedicated to smart public diplomacy writing, including posts by Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, President...

Linkedin for diplomats

Another interesting world leader to establish herself as a Linkedin Influencer is Helen Clark, former Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and...

Digital diplomacy on Medium

1. PARIS AGREEMENT The President’s denial of global warming is getting a cold reception from America’s cities. Climate Mayors, an initiative promoted by US mayors to...

#selfies for diplomats

What about selfie campaigns? “One of our brightest campaigns is #SelfieWithFlag,” wrote the foreign ministry of Ukraine in a 2016 guest blog on Twiplomacy.com. “We...

Emojis for diplomats

While the 2016 Olympics signaled perhaps the largest release of event-related hashtag emojis by Twitter, a popular set was made available for Pope Francis’...

British PR firm Bell Pottinger apologizes for South Africa campaign

The British public relations firm Bell Pottinger is having to salvage its own reputation over its work for a South African company owned by...

‘Patriotic trolling’: how governments endorse hate campaigns against critics | Carly Nyst

The story is increasingly a familiar one: a journalist or activist speaks out against the status quo, and is confronted with a barrage of...