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File Notes on Information, Communication, and Public Diplomacy (#97)1
- " Just Oppinion ", Public diplomacy, Slider
- 25th October 2018
Arabs need to read in their own language so they can understand and discuss the various aspects and complications of democracy in the United States and the West. If an Egyptian reads an article exposing the actual cost of a construction project in Washington, then he or she would be able to better understand the
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WeChat, China’s Weapon of Mass Propaganda?0
- " Just Oppinion ", Diplo Learning Corner, Public diplomacy, Who is who in Digital and Public Diplomacy
- 18th October 2018
Khun Joy benefits by allowing transactions over 300 baht through WeChat Pay at her high-end souvenir and clothing shop in Koh Samui, Thailand. Many of her customers are Chinese. “Quite often,” she says, they’ll “buy more so they don’t have to use a credit card.” On the surface, it’s a win-win solution. But Joy’s is
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Эксперт считает Россию, США и Китай лидерами в цифровой дипломатии 0
- " Just Oppinion ", Digital Diplomacy, Slider, Who is who in Digital and Public Diplomacy
- 13th October 2018
МОСКВА, 11 окт — РИА Новости. РФ, США, Китай, Иран, Франция и Германия являются современными лидерами в мире по цифровой дипломатии, считает профессор кафедры американских исследований СПбГУ Наталья Цветкова. “По нашим данным, можно выделить несколько лидирующих стран… По моему мнению, сегодня Россия, США, Китай, Иран, Франция и Германия являются лидерами в развитии цифровой дипломатии”, — заявила она на конференции “Дипломатический диалог. Общественное мнение
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Digital Diplomacy – the British way 0
- " Just Oppinion ", Digital Diplomacy
- 4th October 2018
In today’s time and age, social media has become embedded in the daily workings of not only corporate organisations but also that of the government authorities. Governments around the world are looking to innovate and find ways to engage with tech savvy audience of today. As in the words of Hugh Elliot, former Director of
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How Egypt switches between hard and soft power 0
- " Just Oppinion ", Digital Diplomacy, Public diplomacy
- 21st September 2018
Its obsession with using hard power has led the Egyptian state to believe that it is the only practical tool capable of helping to resolve all of the country’s challenges. In practice, the current ruling strategy completely neglects soft power, as mirrored in not even appointing executives who possess this talent to senior government positions.
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Conceptions and Misconceptions of Digital Diplomacy 0
- " Just Oppinion ", Digital Diplomacy, Diplo Learning Corner, Public diplomacy
- 19th September 2018
In the introductory chapter to the edited volume on Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice that Marcus Holmes and I published four years ago, I asked the question of whether digital technologies could be seen as a harbinger of change for diplomacy, by revolutionising the way in which diplomats perform their traditional functions of representation, communication,
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