The age of AI has given rise to a new form of public discourse, one that is inherently Synthetic. Throughout the world, individuals are using AI-generated visuals to comment on events dominating national and international politics. These AI visuals often rest on Intertextuality, a term which denotes the fact that most texts are never entirely... Continue Reading →
The Case for Domestic Digital Diplomacy
The past four days have seen the onset of a new crisis in the Middle East following a coordinated U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. The present crisis in the region is emblematic of 21st-century crises in three ways. First, the present crisis has engulfed the region, with Iran firing ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia,... Continue Reading →
Algorithms as Audiences
Diplomacy’s digitalization has advanced at a remarkable speed. MFAS, once defined as archaic institutions who lack the communicative culture to adapt to new technologies, have launched virtual Embassies, created smartphone applications, built blog sites, established big data units and have taken to writing their own algorithms. While not all digital initiatives have ended in a... Continue Reading →