Diplomacy
Syria needs the best of the West's diplomats, not lawyers
Getting the US and Russia to work together in Syria was always going to be difficult. Now it looks as though a diplomatic solution was from the start a mirage at best and a trick…
The secret life of Wyatt Roy
The former Member for Longman's surprise visit to Iraq is drawing plenty of criticism. The ALP's Penny Wong was perhaps the most savage, advising him that Iraq was not a 'place…
Digital diplomacy links: Syria tracker, Brexit trolls, FOI tweets, Marvel and more
The President's office is at the top of Mexico's digital diplomacy efforts.
America's Defence Intelligence Agency tweeted, deleted then apologised for a tweet critical of…
Witnessing an opaque Pacific power shift
Today the Lowy Institute’s Melanesia program launches a major update to the Institute’s flagship research mapping project on Chinese Aid in the Pacific.* The map now…
Obama's Laos visit underlines diplomatic success of rebalance
On the morning of 20 August, 1973, American-trained officers of the Royal Lao Air Force returned from exile to launch a coup attempt, taking control of Vientiane's Wattay…
Digital Diplomacy links: Antarctic tweets, Army podcast, White House bots, India app and more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and why the unmediated photo is the message.
The new Hillary Clinton app has taken a page out of Kim Kardashian's mobile app…
Digital Asia links: ISIS in Indonesia, South China Sea hacks, WeChat in Africa and more
The Asia Pacific is the most dynamic digital landscape in the world, home to the fastest adopters of new technologies and the largest concentration of mobile and social media…
Digital Diplomacy links: PokemonGO, Indian intel, emoji equality, cyberpower and more
Pakistan's Interior Minister is concerned Indian intelligence may be using social media to spread rumours that could bring down the morale of Pakistani forces.
Five experts…
Digital Diplomacy links: Russian soft power, South China Sea, NZ Story, Tibet and more
'Have you been to Tibet bro?' This signalled the beginning of a recent slang-filled Twitter outburst from China's State Information Office.
Russia recently cracked into the top…
Digital Diplomacy links: UN #NextSG, Frank Underwood, Popegrams, army blogging and more
As Australian digital diplomacy strives to catch up to rest of the world, these monthly links highlight the most creative and effective ways countries are leveraging the internet…