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On Tuesday, March 15, the Oxford Digital Diplomacy Research Group, and the Department of Communications at Ben Gurion University of the Negev held a special panel discussion on how digital diplomacy is shaping the Russia-Ukraine War. The horrid War in Ukraine has been accompanied by intense use of digital technologies. Ukraine's besieged President has used... Continue Reading →
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week – ‘Glory to the Heroes’: Ukraine’s war for narrative credibility (Georgetown University)Why You Haven’t Heard About the Secret Cyberwar in Ukraine (The New York Times)Ukrainian influencers bring the frontlines to TikTok... Continue Reading →
On February 25, 2022, the Department of Communications at Ben Gurion University of the Negev and ICA’s Public Diplomacy Interest Group co-hosted a panel on how Covid19 impacted public diplomacy. The Covid-19 pandemic is a unique global crisis that has significantly changed social, cultural, and political behaviours. For one, the world is no longer as... Continue Reading →
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week – How Silicon Valley’s Russia crackdown proves its power – and its threat (The Guardian)Using Cyber Tool, Westerners Have Been Texting Russians About the War in Ukraine (Wall Street Journal)Ukraine: Spam... Continue Reading →
The War in Ukraine has been substantially impacted by digital technologies. In fact, it has been a war of many digital firsts, and there is little doubt that Ukraine’s innovative use of digital technologies will alter the nature of modern conflict. Ukraine’s approach during the war has not rested on employing new technologies but, rather,... Continue Reading →
Each week, I publish a list of interesting articles, essays and reports that may be of interest to the digital diplomacy community. This week – Twitter Accounts Sharing Video From Ukraine Are Suspended When They’re Needed Most (The Verge)Russia Launches Social Media Offensive Alongside Missiles (Foreign Policy)Ukraine’s Volunteer ‘IT Army’ Is Hacking in Uncharted Territory... Continue Reading →
The age of social media is the age of total transparency. Studies have found that the more personal a tweet or Facebook post, the more a user bares his soul, the more Likes they will garner. And as social media users wish to be seen and Liked, they become accustomed to sharing all facets of... Continue Reading →
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