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...
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...
Digital Diplomacy and the Brexit Negotiations
In my memo to the Prime Minister (http://www.shaunriordan.com/?p=290) I identified elements of a possible diplomatic strategy to secure an acceptable Brexit outcome for the...
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...
Online privacy: ceci n’est pas un guide
Everyone wants to know what you need to do to be i) happy, ii) fit, iii) secure. And the easier and more listy it...
TURKEY COUP ( and Social Networks )
Turkey blocked three social-media giants and its internet traffic fell by half
As reports of an attempted military coup came in late Friday (July 15),...
Narain Batra: You can’t Twitter away wicked global problems
Traditional diplomacy, discreet, unobtrusive and behind-the-closed-door, of John Kerry, Ban Ki-moon and Henry Kissinger, for example, is indispensable. But now diplomats are also using...
7 Ethno Villages That Will Make You Love Serbia Even More!
Experience something completely new, yet old! Wake up in the warm embrace of peace and quiet and spend your day surrounded by the famous...
Diplomats in the Trenches: ‘You Can’t Learn Diplomacy Through Osmosis’
The following is one in a series of adapted excerpts from “America’s Other Army: The U.S. Foreign Service and 21st-Century Diplomacy.”
Michael Hammer...
Israel’s internet Iron Dome: How high-tech algorithms promote Israel and ‘muffle’ pro-Palestine voices online
Dor Elidan, a polite 16-year-old sporting a short Mohawk, admits that he doesn't know enough about politics to form an opinion on the Israeli-Palestinian...
