" Just Oppinion "

" Just Oppinion "

Revisiting propaganda and just how really dangerous it is to America

In 1928, Edward Bernays wrote a book, titled Propaganda, the first in-depth study of advertising and its influence on buyers’ habits. He theorized that companies,...

The Global Hi-Five: Unleashing Digital Diplomacy’s High-Tech Charm

Unleash diplomacy's digital charm, spreading hi-fives worldwide!

Uloga digitalne diplomatije u strateškim igrama: Politika i upravljanje

U svetu strateških igara, digitalna diplomatija je postala ključni aspekt igranja. Igračima je poveren zadatak ne samo da grade carstva i osvajaju teritorije, već...

Digital Diplomacy 4.0: The Future is Now

After participating in the Summit on Digital Diplomacy and Governance organized by DiploFoundation (see my blog post here), I realized that today’s diplomats need to not only know...

‘I can be a bastard too’ – ChatGPT’s Real Contribution to Diplomacy

By Giles Strachan and Ilan Manor In 1952, General Sir Gerard Templer arrived in Malaya. On a visit to a village suspected of supporting communists,...

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...

The Balkans and Russia, and Ukraine (part 2). Policies of individual countries in the...

Russia has had a strong influence on politics in the region for many years, but the first year of the war demonstrated its impact...

The Balkans, Russia, and Ukraine (part 1). Propaganda

The Balkans is a region with a complicated history and current situation. Therefore, with particular emphasis on the area of ​​the former Yugoslavia, they...

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...

The Orwellian RESTRICT Act is a chilling echo of ‘1984’ and an erosion of...

Far beyond cracking down on TikTok, the bill envisages frightening powers to control citizens’ access to ‘unwanted’ information Ian Miles Cheong is a political and cultural...