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The digital world is presently marked by an exceptional contradiction. On the one hand, a digital and interconnected world necessitates various forms of global governance. Global agreements, institutions and frameworks are what enable the free flow of information, capital, and resources across borders. Moreover, global institutions are essential for crisis management in an interconnected world... Continue Reading →
Whatever happened to the Metaverse? In June of 2022, Facebook officially changed its name to Meta reflecting a strategic decision to develop applications for the Metaverse. Hailed as the future incarnation of the internet, the Metaverse was described as a digital plane that would exist alongside the physical plane. Generated by advanced augmented and virtual... 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- AI Search Is a Disaster (The Atlantic) China’s Newest Weapon to Nab Western Technology—Its Courts (The Wall Street Journal) The metaverse is like every new technology (The Financial Times) The AI... Continue Reading →
The term digital diplomacy is somewhat lacking. Though scholars and diplomats often employ this term in relation to digital innovation, the term suggests that digital diplomacy is a type of diplomatic practice. Just as diplomats practice bi-lateral diplomacy and cultural diplomacy, so they may practice digital diplomacy. Yet the term is much broader and relates... 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- Europe is too dependent on China for technologies, Finland's PM says (Reuters) The metaverse will be a digital graveyard if we let new technologies distract us from today’s problems (The Guardian)... 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- Floppy disks in Japan: Minister declares war on old-fashioned technology (BBC News) How Queen Elizabeth embraced new technologies during her reign (National Geographic) Russians will be able to buy the iPhone... 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- We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting (The New York Times)Israeli tech worker goes viral with AI bot that churns out ‘cringe’ LinkedIn posts (Times of Israel)Twitter and... 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 – AI-generated art illustrates another problem with technology (The Guardian)The Fights for "Instagram Face" (MIT Technology Review)TikTok Browser Can Track Users’ Keystrokes (The New York Times)Should Companies Track Workers With Monitoring... 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 – China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat (BBC News)North Korean hackers are targeting American healthcare organizations (TechCrunch)How Ukraine Is Winning the Propaganda War (Wired)Japanese court ruling poised to... 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 – The IT Army of Ukraine- Structure, Tasking and Ecosystem (ETH-Zurich)Meta Agrees to Alter Ad Technology in Settlement With U.S. (The New York Times)Google Is Sharing Our Data at a Startling... Continue Reading →
Exploring Digital Diplomacy 