data-driven diplomacy
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A new paper by CPD Research Fellow Ali Fisher challenges current CVE approaches by revealing the unique network structure of the "Media Mujahidin."
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Ali Fisher uses data to dispute the claim that ISIS is on the decline.
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Delve deep into impactful data at CPD's newest mini-course.
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A look back at which CPD features captured your attention this month.
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This piece from Carissa Gonzalez unpacks the importance of evaluation in understanding programmatic impacts, and offers examples of alternative platforms and evaluation models that public diplomacy practitioners can learn from.
Diplomats and scholars now have the opportunity to gather and analyze vast quantities of data. Data has allowed us to explore how social media users responded differently to a variety of international broadcasters in the wake of the use of chemical weapons in Syria and the actions of conservative cyber-activists in Iran.