Humanitarian diplomacy is persuading decision makers and opinion leaders to act, at all times, in the interests of vulnerable people, and with full respect for fundamental humanitarian principles.
By Editor on 23 May 2013 | From the Home channel
By Aldo Matteucci on 23 May 2013 | From the Looking Sideways channel
In my blog entry 211, I waxed skeptical about Joseph S. NYE’s “soft power”. I disliked the intertwining of persuasion and brute power. Persuasion backed by power tends to become dogma. NYE’s concept of “change from within”, however, has an intriguing kernel.
By Aldo Matteucci on 23 May 2013 | From the Looking Sideways channel
In Broken Images
He is quick, thinking in clear images;
I am slow, thinking in broken images.
By Guy Girardet on 22 May 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
There was a good turn out for Diplo’s E-Participation Webinar on Tuesday 21 May. The full recording of this webinar can be found here.
By Biljana Scott on 22 May 2013 | From the Home channel
A diplomatic fall-out from Saturday’s Eurovision contest has embroiled heads of State and Foreign Ministers: apparently some points assigned to the Russian entry by Azeri televoters have gone missing.
By Editor on 21 May 2013 | From the Podcasts channel
What are the current trends in online learning, and what opportunities and limitations do massive open online courses (MOOCs) present? Can social media tools enrich online learning, and how can practical topics such as protocol and negotiations be taught effectively online?
By Aldo Matteucci on 20 May 2013 | From the Looking Sideways channel
An 18-year-old science student has made an astonishing breakthrough that will enable mobile phones and other batteries to be charged within seconds rather than the hours it takes today’s devices to power back up. http://bit.ly/10P41oY
By petecranston on 17 May 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
'Open Data' is one of those catchall terms that encompasses a technical development, a philosophy, a trend and an advocacy goal, amongst others.
By Editor on 13 May 2013 | From the Internet Governance channel
Today, the European Union announced its plans to develop a Global Internet Policy Observatory (GIPO), an online platform designed to increase global participation in debates and decisions on Internet policies.
By arvin on 8 May 2013 | From the E-tools channel
This post describes the latest stage in our continuing experiments using open tools and video to support online events and learning.