Digital Diplomacy

“BIDD Theme this week” The “Cuban Twitter” Invasion

Our round-up of news, notes, tips and tweets exhibiting how public diplomacy affects the world each and every day. The Associated Press released this investigative...

The Obama Campaign Goes Global

A tech architect from Barack Obama's 2008 campaign is looking to bring those tools to U.S. foreign policy Tom Cochran, the Chief Technology Officer at...

The Daily: Museum Diplomacy Bombast

Our round-up of news, notes, tips, and tweets exhibiting how public diplomacy affects the world each and every day. Smart piece on China’s overt cultural...

Beyond Remittances: Public Diplomacy and Kosovo’s Diaspora

July 16, 2012 Xharra, B. and Wählisch. M., 2012. Beyond Remittances: Public Diplomacy and Kosovo‘s Diaspora. Pristina: Foreign Policy Club. Abstract: As a...

On Gastrodiplomacy Campaigns

On Gastrodiplomacy Campaigns An Interview with U.S. Foreign Service Officer Mary Jo Pham U.S. Foreign Service Officer Mary Jo A. Pham is an expert in gastrodiplomacy....

Here Are the Countries That Block Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

Turkey is the latest country to block Twitter and YouTube, but it's not the only one. On Thursday, the Turkish government blocked the country's access...

China to train leaders to manage online public opinion

China will produce its first batch of certified "online public opinion management specialists" by way of a week-long training course and a standardised test,...

Twiplo-blunders: they’re fun, and necessary

So we all like a good laugh, especially at the expense of important people, which is why pricking pomposity and mocking self-importance has become...

Hearts, Minds, and Stomachs: Gastrodiplomacy and the Potential of National Cuisine in Changing Public...

By Braden Ruddy Nation, Identity, Food as Power, and the Theory and Practice of Gastrodiplomacy  Last year, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proclaimed that...

Personal Twitter accounts of European Prime Ministers: who’s scoring best?

@marcoRecorder Twiplomacy already does an incredible job in assessing the presence of world leaders on Twitter. What I want to show you today is a...