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In the year 2000, Zygmunt Bauman introduced his theory of Liquid Modernity. Bauman argues that modernity (i.e., 18th-20th centuries) was characterized by solid social institutions such as nation states, with clearly marked borders, social classes, characterized by limited mobility, and fixed identities built around nations, religion or ethnicity. Late modernity, or the 21st century, is... 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- Wikipedia Is Finally Asking Big Tech to Pay Up (Wired)How AI digital twins help weather the world’s supply chain nightmare (MIT Technology Review)The Chatbot Problem (The New Yorker)Israel, India agree to... Continue Reading →
The enduring characteristic of empires is not that they rise, but that they fall. Some, such as Rome, fall due to corruption. Others, such as France, fall due to military defeats. Still others may fall due to technological deficits, as was the case with the Soviet Union, or due to societal unrest, as was the... 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- Facebook’s Problems Aren’t Only in Washington (Foreign Policy)Facebook Will Not Fix Itself (Time Magazine)Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show (Wall Street Journal)Facebook says it will add... 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- Britain to carry out ‘offensive’ cyber attacks from new £5bn digital warfare centre (The Telegraph)Israeli researchers bypass facial recognition using AI-generated makeup patterns (Times of Israel)Facebook Struggles to Quell Uproar Over... 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- Israeli Army Employs Popular Blogger for Psyops on Social Media (Haaretz Newspaper)Taliban's Afghanistan takeover presents fresh challenge for social media companies (Reuters)Deepfakes Are Now Making Business Pitches (Wired)How a Technology Revolution... 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- DOD awards $1B contract to Peraton to counter misinformation (FedScoop)Russian Hypersonic Technology Expert Accused of High Treason (Militray.com)CCTV watchdog criticises Hikvision Uyghur response (BBC News)The UN climate report pins hopes on... Continue Reading →
In September of 1952, the world was shocked to learn that Israel and West Germany has signed an accord promising financial reparations to the Jewish victims of Nazi Germany. Until that month, Israel had vowed to never recognize, negotiate or interact with West Germany. The accord was made possible once German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, made... 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- What Is Carbon Capture Technology? (NPR)Voice AI Technology Is More Advanced Than You Might Think (Forbes)Cloud seeding in the UAE: The modern technology that’s making it rain in the desert (Gulf... 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- Why Is Beijing Micromanaging Its Technology Sector? (The Diplomat)Zoom reaches $85M settlement in ‘Zoombombing’ lawsuit (TechCrunch)Israel Aerospace Industries inks $237 million radar deal with German military (Times of Israel)Clubhouse Opens Its... Continue Reading →
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