In their blog posts, Diplo alumni analyse various diplomatic and digital policy issues, incorporating the knowledge they gained in Diplo’s online courses and programmes.
If you too would like your work to be featured on the Alumni Blog, please contact Dr Andre Saramago at andres@diplomacy.edu.
Exploring the potential of official/state-owned/institutional social media accounts in the fight against misinformation
The world is driven by information. That is almost an understatement in this era. In today’s hyperconnected world, marked by unprecedented opportunities for innovation and transformation, information stands as the f...
The first month of COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago
24 April 2020
COVID-19 and Diplomacy, Digital diplomacy, Diplomacy courses and workshops, Diplomatic theory and practice, Online education, Public diplomacy
A blog post from the perspective of a small state In only one month, drastic changes happened in the daily lives of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. As the global spreading of COVID-19 became more apparent, small ...
Recalibrating our energy: Is all that glitters with digital technologies really climate action gold?
09 April 2020
COVID-19 and Diplomacy, Digital diplomacy, Internet governance and digital policy, Telecommunications infrastructure
The urgency of tackling climate change cannot be overstated. Bold action is desperately needed. Enter the role of digital technologies, touted as a panacea for addressing (all) the sustainable development goals (SDGs)...
Studying with DiploFoundation has been quite a journey… and it’s not yet over!
09 April 2020
Digital diplomacy, Diplomacy courses and workshops, Online education
I first saw the ad for the Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy while working in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – the town that welcomed close to one million Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar...
Keeping AI in check
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad term that encompasses high-end technologies capable of ‘performing human-like cognitive processes such as learning, understanding, reasoning and interacting’, according to S...
Is it the future yet?
November 2019, when the film Bladerunner is set, came and went. How well did this film – made in 1982 – predict the future? Well, we don’t have androids (replicants) that think and look like us, and there are no...