Public diplomacy

Who to follow in the world of twiplomacy?

When exploring the world of digital diplomacy, one is often confronted by a puzzling plurality of official twitter channels. For instance, the US digital...

Searching for a definition of Digital Diplomacy

It might seem somewhat ludicrous to dedicate a blog to the subject of Digital Diplomacy without first offering a definition of the term Digital...

Why Mahmoud Abbas should join Twitter

PA President should join Twitter to create the climate necessary for the continuation of peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...

WHAT DIPLOMATS DO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DIPLOMATS

Brian Barder Rowman & Littlefield, 2014 232 + xii pages; price not indicated Sir Brian Barder portrays the working life of British diplomats through the experiences of...

The Magnificent Serbia

Promo video of Serbia, the most beautiful country in the world, filled with lovely people, after all, my home. ♥ This is the true Serbia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXA5ElahbTY

China’s Cyber Diplomacy: a Taste of Law to Come?

China is showing its readiness to make and not just take international rules. In 2014, China stepped up its campaign to shape international norms governing...

Ethiopia: Conference and Training On Digital Diplomacy Opened in Addis Ababa

A four-day conference on the conceptualization and practice of digital diplomacy opened on Tuesday (January 13) in Addis Ababa bringing together all the officials...

Good journalism is always good public diplomacy

Voice of America report from Paris fails to point out absence of top U.S. leaders. As noted on this site, a text and video report...

Five things: What the hack of the U.S. military’s Twitter account means

What does the hack of social media accounts for the U.S. military’s central command – by people claiming to be working with Islamic State (ISIL) militants – mean to...

The promise and peril of digital diplomacy

At 5 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, five Canadian diplomats stationed in Tehran quietly left the country. After years of increasing tensions and...