An experimental attempt at some online diplomacy in China failed spectacularly last week when the US Embassy in Beijing's online question-and-answer session was abruptly disappeared.

Tags: us embassy, chinese netizens, discover america, online diplomacy, china, united states, government pd, new technology, netizens

One of the leaders in the virtual race is Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi [...] As prime minister, Modi also went viral with a selfie he took with China's Li keqiang, a move promptly dubbed as "selfie diplomacy."

Tags: india, politics, social media, Digital Diplomacy & New Technology, facebook, media, twitter, narendra modi, virtual diplomacy, selfie diplomacy

That is the essence of the change in global politics that enables the rise of public diplomacy. The theory is not complicated, but putting public diplomacy to work requires imagination and persistence.

Tags: climate change, soft power, hard power, global issues, global aid & development, china, north korea, japan, south korea, australia

The Irish Embassy in Beijing as well as Consuls General Therese Healy in Shanghai and Peter Ryan in Hong Kong, were working closely with Tourism Ireland to boost Ireland’s interests, Mr Kavanagh said. The Embassy in Beijing is in the process of appointing a press and public diplomacy attaché.

Tags: irish, chinese, china, ireland, tourists, campaign, hong kong, tourism, beijing, government pd, regional diplomacy, job creation

Since we do not have the money to compete with China and with the strong nations of Asia, we must use "football diplomacy" with our European and Latin America will be more than willing to help the Philippines to hold its own in the football arena of Asia.

Tags: football diplomacy, sports diplomacy, football, philippines, fifa, north korea, asia, latin america, Cultural Diplomacy

A socio cultural and contemporary entertainment production, Wakaa The Musical in London will celebrate the diverse yet homogeneous people and culture of Nigeria, which has attracted the endorsement and support of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, the National Pension Commission and the Bank of Industry.

Tags: nigeria, london, wakaa the musical, Wàkáá, musical, music diplomacy, entertainment, Cultural Diplomacy

Iran used both top-down and bottom-up approach to utilize its soft power and exert influence before sanctions were lifted. The emphasis at this time was more on the bottom- up approach. But Iran’s priorities in soft power strategies have tactically shifted due to the sanctions reliefs and its application of hard power.

Tags: soft power, middle east, iran, hard power, military, public opinion, tehran, Cultural Diplomacy, iraq, syria

With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Iran, there's been lots of talk in Delhi about the relationship between our two countries. But for me, a holiday I had in Iran last year told me more about our middle eastern neighbour than any political pundit could.

Tags: india, iran, soft power, language, Cultural Diplomacy, bollywood, gastrodiplomacy, delhi, narendra modi, shah rukh khan, celebrity diplomacy, mutuality, mutual understanding