digital & tech diplomacy
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The author's recent book, American Diplomacy’s Public Dimension: Practitioners as Change Agents in Foreign Relations, traces the evolution of American public diplomacy from colonial times to the present.
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There is growing interest across Africa in AI, with its potential to drive economic growth, create jobs and empower communities.
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India's Padma Awards may encourage cooperation between Indian and Taiwanese companies such as Foxconn.
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CPD Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Kristin Anabel Eggeling, discusses diplomacy amid digitalization and technological change.
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In the recently released 2019 Soft Power 30 report, CPD Director Jay Wang explores the concepts of "digital for public diplomacy" and "public diplomacy for the digital."
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Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. student Aaron Bateman on why the pope is directly engaging tech companies.
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How will artificial intelligence change diplomacy? A report by the DiploFoundation maps challenges and opportunities.