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Conceptions and Misconceptions of Digital Diplomacy

In the introductory chapter to the edited volume on Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice that Marcus Holmes and I published four years ago, I...

How a Tweet Made Enemies of Saudi Arabia and Canada: Applying the Hofstede Theory...

Over the past few weeks, a single tweet by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has spiraled into a massive diplomatic clash between Canada...

Soft power against hard power

Turkey is responding to manipulation attacks by the U.S. with more efficient public relations, sophisticated diplomacy and focused lobbying efforts The more cornered U.S. President...

Digital tools: An opportunity for Africa’s informal sector

Digital technologies are not just for developed economies. They can also be useful in the informal economy, especially in Africa. All too often, the debate...

NewsGuard Wants to Fight Fake News With Humans, Not Algorithms

Say you're scrolling through Facebook, see an article that seems a little hinky, and flag it. If Facebook's algorithm has decided you're trustworthy, the...

Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a scale from zero to 1. The previously...

Five ways to spot fake news

The News Literacy Project teaches children how to evaluate the credibility of information they get online. Here are five tips on how to spot...

Do you have what it takes to be an Irish diplomat?

Interested in representing Ireland abroad? The next generation of diplomats are being recruited Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 08:15 Ciara Kenny Méabh Ní Drisceoil, third secretary...

Learning Digital Diplomacy Online

Background on Digital Diplomacy Training Training is essential to foreign ministries’ adoption of digital diplomacy. This has been emphasized in how-to guides for practitioners, such...

Digital Diplomacy Myths

In the introductory chapter to the edited volume on Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice that Marcus Holmes and I published four years ago, I...