Relax for Digital Diplomacy Archives - Page 2 of 21

Delivering Digital Consular Aid 0
- Digital Diplomacy, Relax for Digital Diplomacy
- 18th July 2018
Traditionally, MFAs (ministries of foreign affairs) have been viewed as organizations that face the world with their back to the nation as they have been responsible for communicating with foreign populations rather than the national citizenry. Thus, unlike ministries of Justice, Homeland Security and Culture, MFAs were never able to foster a domestic constituency putting
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Donald Trump cannot block anyone on Twitter, court rules 0
- Digital Diplomacy, Relax for Digital Diplomacy, Tweetpedia
- 9th July 2018
A district court in New York has ruled that Donald Trump cannot block people on Twitter, because it violates their first amendment rights to participate in a “public forum”. The case was brought forward by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, representing seven plaintiffs who have been blocked by the president. In ruling
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When diplomats laugh: the role of humour in digital diplomacy 0
- Digital Diplomacy, Public diplomacy, Relax for Digital Diplomacy
- 26th June 2018
On 3 June 2018, Iran’s religious leader the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei turned to Twitter and vowed to eradicate Israel. The Israeli Embassy in Washington DC replied to the Ayatollah’s threat with a meme from the cult movie Mean Girls asking ‘Why are you so obsessed with me?’. The Israeli meme soon ‘went viral’ and garnered
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Russian operatives celebrate Trump’s birthday with new fake news site 0
- "Classic " Diplomacy, Cyber, Digital Diplomacy, Relax for Digital Diplomacy, World
- 7th June 2018
A new propaganda website linked to Russia’s troll factory has rolled out just in time for Trump’s birthday — and they’re inviting Americans to the White House to celebrate. Russian operatives associated with the notorious St. Petersburg-based troll factory known as the Internet Research Agency (IRA) have rolled out a new fake news website just
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Translations in Public Diplomacy (I): Walter Russell Mead’s Call to Action 0
- Public diplomacy, Relax for Digital Diplomacy
- 20th February 2018
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You can now step on board Communist leader Tito’s famous Blue Train in Belgrade 0
- "Classic " Diplomacy, Public diplomacy, Relax for Digital Diplomacy
- 3rd February 2018
From Queen Elizabeth II to Playboy magazine, no one could resist Tito’s famous Blue Train that nowadays can be visited in Belgrade, or even rented for a trip laden with history. The coat of arms of the Socialistic Federative Republic of Yugoslavia on the side of the “The Blue Train” carriage. Image by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images
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