Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- Elon Musk Wants Proof $6 Billion Can Solve World Hunger (Bloomberg)Instagram faces investigation over its impact on teens (Cnet)Two Iranians charged with spreading election disinformation, threatening people to vote for Trump... Continue Reading →
The Metaverse and its impact on International Relations: A Summary
Two weeks ago, ICR Research, held a panel discussion on the future of the Metaverse and its impact on international relations. Bringing together scholars from the fields of digital diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, international relations and strategic communications, the panel sought to begin a wider debate on the implications of the Metaverse on states, diplomats and the... Continue Reading →
Monday’s Must Read List
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- Israel escalates surveillance of Palestinians with facial recognition program in West Bank (The Independent)When Finnish researchers took on the Twitter trolls (Nature)North American companies rush to add robots as demand surges... Continue Reading →
Is The Public a Problem in Public Diplomacy?
This blog post was first published on the CPD blog site and was co-authored by Alina Dolea and Cezar Jimenez Martinez Despite the many unprecedented restrictions that governments have imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, people all over the world—in places such as Chile, the United States, Lebanon, Hong Kong, Colombia, France, Brazil, the United... Continue Reading →
Monday’s Must Read List
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- Issues on the Frontlines of Technology and Politics (Carnegie)The 10 fastest-growing science and technology jobs of the next decade (CNBC)Bill Gates: Funding clean technology is the way to avoid climate disaster... Continue Reading →
The Metaverse and Its Impact on International Relations
In an article from January, 2020, Matthew Ball wrote a lengthy article describing the vision of the Metaverse. Facebook’s announcement that it would seek to create the Metaverse was still months away. In an upcoming event (Thursday, Nov 11) organized by International Cultural Relations, a select group of scholars will discuss the Metaverse and its... Continue Reading →
Monday’s Must Read List
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week- Hey, Facebook, I Made a Metaverse 27 Years Ago (The Atlantic)The Technopolar Moment (Foreign Affairs)Analysis: Can Hybrid Diplomacy Work? (Oxford Institute for the Study of Diplomacy)Biden’s new cyber czar is pushing... Continue Reading →