Digital Diplomacy

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...

Why on earth would an Ambassador in Cuba tweet?

A lot of my diplomatic counterparts in Havana look completely bemused when I talk to them about Twitter or tell them what my last...

A review of the European Commission’s social media presence in 2013

@marcoRecorder Co-written with @AmyJColgan, @PabloPerezA. Published on Waltzing Matilda Blog Assessing our performances is key to understanding how we can improve. In this post we want...

140 things you don’t know about Twitter

On March 21, 2006, a simple messaging service was born with a five-word tweet. Fast forward eight years. Tweets now move billions of dollars in the...