Selfie Diplomacy- Analysis of MFA Profile Pictures on Twitter
Last week, as news of Brexit broke, foreign ministries throughout the world took to social media to comment on the UK’s decision to leave...
Digital Diplomacy in Three Graphs
Rogers’ diffusion of innovations curve and Gartner’s hype cycle help explain the crucial interplay between the possibilities that are offered by digital tools, and...
Country Promotion 2016
Wouldn’t it be great if your government owned the English name of your country on Twitter? You could proudly @mention your country or support...
Social media has transformed how we operate in times of crisis
We have asked several foreign ministries to answer some questions about their #DigitalDiplomacy. Here’s a guest post from the Foreign Ministry of Iceland.
The year...
A look at the modern-day diplomat’s tools of the trade (like hashtags)
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy’s Summer Institute offers training on how to assess a country’s diplomatic effectiveness
Hashtags, story maps, virtual reality, gifs —...
The rise of the Digital Diplomat in a turbulent age
Digital platforms are enabling an era of digital diplomacy – but, says British High Commissioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin, there are certain rules of...
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s Cybersecurity Platforms, Compared
Every day it seems like there’s another hack, password theft, or leak. Both government agencies and private...
Spain and Digital Diplomacy
Digital Diplomacy
In its bid to modernise equipment and communication and adapt its services to the demands of modern society, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs...
Turkey Launches #DigitalDiplomacy Blitz
During the night of Friday the 15th of July, as Turkish soldiers attempted to stage a coup and oust the Turkish government, MFAs and...
Activists to Bosnian Pokemon Go Users: Beware of Mine Fields
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A non-governmental organization in Bosnia says it has heard of people wandering into mine fields while playing Pokemon Go, and is...