On the first Friday of each month the Interpreter will publish Digital Diplomacy links instead of the weekly Digital Asia links. As Australian digital diplomacy strives to catch-up to the rest of the world, these links will highlight the most creative and effective ways in which countries are leveraging the Internet for foreign policy gain.
The BBC has a fantastic radio documentary and magazine piece on the UK’s leading digital diplomat Tom Fletcher (h/t @ukinaustralia).
This critique of how US ambassadors attempt to influence online debates points to French Ambassador @GerardAraud as someone who ‘does Twitter right’.
Russia’s game of trolls: how ‘digi-kids’ …read more
Digital Diplomacy links: Russia’s game of trolls, DFAT’s social media use, Iran deal, SIGINT, BBC and more
