German expert sounds alarm over RT’s outreach
Political scientist Florian Toepfl urged Berlin to more boldly regulate what he described as “foreign propaganda media”
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AI’s Impact on Public Diplomacy
Recently, I was asked by an American diplomat about the benefits of using AI in public diplomacy activities. The Diplomat stated that as AI...
UK’s top spy mistakes parody Twitter account for real
MI6 chief Richard Moore failed to notice that Türkiye’s new Foreign Minister does not have a real Twitter profile
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How Ukraine Followed the ISIS Playbook
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Historical Appropriation or How Diplomats Use History to Advance Diplomatic Goals
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Germany flexes its soft-power muscle in Africa’s Sahel
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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...