The Post-Truth Society: How Misinformation is Undermining Political Discourse
The transmission of false information has become a significant problem in political debate as the world gets more digital. The phrase “post-truth” has come...
What is a Tech Diplomat?
A newspaper article published last week announced that the “US plans to boost tech diplomats deployed to Embassies”. The plan would see the State...
Historical Appropriation or How Diplomats Use History to Advance Diplomatic Goals
Cultural appropriation, a term now heard often in media and academic discourse, is defined as “the inappropriate or unacknowledged adoption of an element or...
Germany flexes its soft-power muscle in Africa’s Sahel
The end of Germany's military mission in Mali is the beginning of a broader development strategy across the Sahel. Improved prospects for people there...
John Pilger: The Coming War — Time to Speak Up
Silences filled with a consensus of propaganda contaminate almost everything we read, see and hear. War by media is now a key task of...
US media outlet quits Twitter over labeling row
State-funded NPR has announced its exit from the social media platform after a new label pointed out its government link
NPR's headquarters in Washington is...
Hare Coedits Handbook of Diplomatic Reform and Innovation; Pardee Colleagues Contribute Chapters
Ambassador Paul Webster Hare, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, coedited a new book – The Palgrave Handbook...
Qatar-linked Manchester United bid the next phase in kingdom’s global charm offensive
The Qatar-linked bid to take over ownership of Britain’s Manchester United Football Club represents the next phase of a global soft power offensive by...
Arab Spring or Islamic winter? KP Fabian’s new ‘was and wasn’t’ book answers this...
In an event in Delhi, KP Fabian discussed US involvement in the 2011 Arab uprisings and the flawed notion of resistance to democracy in...
Russia-Ukraine War: Three Men, Two Nations And One Organisation Responsible In Varying Measures
In the Russia-Ukraine war, there are three belligerents: Russia, Ukraine, and the US-led NATO. There are two wars: One between Russia and Ukraine, and...