Digital Diplomacy

Baked in and Wired: eDiplomacy @ State .

By: Fergus Hanson eDiplomacy has dramatically changed the way diplomacy is being conducted. The State Department now communicates directly with more than 15 million people...

Sharing Sprint 14

With Sprint 14 now behind us, we wanted to share Baroness Martha Lane Fox’s opening speech, and the presentations and workshops given on the...

[Today in PD] 2013 Forum: The Future of Public Diplomacy

Thursday, February 13th 2014 In the future, more flexibility, risk-taking and reform will be required of public diplomacy practitioners and policy makers, our panel concluded. This...

Introducing our Winter 2014 Issue: Gastrodiplomacy

by Public Diplomacy Magazine Editors Food can communicate a country’s culture and heritage to the world.  From Korean kimchi to Spanish tapas to Peruvian lomo...

CPD contributors author new paper on public diplomacy and Kosovo’s diaspora *Jul 19, 2012

CPD contributors Behar Xharra and Martin Waehlisch have published a new paper on the topic of Kosovo's diaspora as a resource for public diplomacy....

[Today in PD] Sochi Flame Lighter Blames Racist Obama Tweet On Hackers

Irina Rodnina, the former figure skater who lit the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Sochi Games, has claimed that a racist...

Terrorism: A Definition and Analysis

 How do you Define Terrorism? What are your Justifications for this Definition? In 1956 political theorist and philosopher Walter Gallie delivered a paper to the...

Twitter for Diplomats: A Guide to the Fastest Growing Digital Diplomacy Tool

Twitter is not only the fastest growing form of social media around, but also a veritable initiation to digital diplomacy for most ambassadors around...

Ten Tips for Governments and Embassies Using Social Media

Earlier this week, APCO Worldwide and Diplomat Magazine hosted a well-attended breakfast event in London, featuring Matt Bostrom, social media expert and senior director...

The False Promise of Digital Democracy

Katinka Barysch Katinka Barysch is Director of Political Relations at Allianz SE. FEB 11, 2014 MUNICH – Most people used to think of the Internet as a...