21st Century Statecraft

Obama's Unsung Tech Hero: Hillary Clinton

Marvin Ammori | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 21st Century Statecraft, Hillary Clinton, Julius Genachowski, Barack Obama, Social Media, Obama Administration, Wikileaks, State Department, Net Neutrality, FCC Net Neutrality, Silicon Valley, Technology News
Marvin Ammori

I'm giving Secretary Hillary Clinton the nod as the Obama Administration's improbable MVP. It appears the State Department has become a hub of technology activity.

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Wikileaks Showdown: The Elusive Digital Anarchist vs. The Godmother of 21st Century Statecraft

Andrew Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cyberspace, Unabomber, 21st Century Statecraft, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Julian Assange, Hillary Clinton, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Wikileaks, Technology News
Andrew Rosen

Neither party, much less anyone, can lay claim to the future of diplomacy in cyberspace without first understanding the incentives of citizens to engage in their respective country's foreign policy in cyberspace.

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Alec Ross' Odd Tweet About 21st Century Statecraft

Andrew Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hezbollah, 21st Century Statecraft, Evgeny Morozov, Alec Ross, Al Qaeda, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Council on Foreign Relations, Obama Administration, Technology News
Andrew Rosen

We continue to hear about the country's positive scientific developments, including the winner of the most recent Apps for Africa contest. But we should also be hearing as much as about the setbacks.

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Messy Digital Diplomacy

Andrew Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Pakistan Flooding, 21st Century Statecraft, National Security, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Ethan Zuckerman, Alec Ross, Jared Cohen, Technology News
Andrew Rosen

To date, the Web has not proven to be a hospitable ground for the State Department's efforts to bring the entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley and Web 2.0 to the outdated world of U.S. diplomacy.

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21st-century statecraft and the new diplomats

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Facebook, State Department, 21st-Century Statecraft, Politics News
Craig Newmark

America, I feel, really is the "shining city of the hill", when we live up to our values, and we're back in that mode. People in other countries need...

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World Cup Diplomacy: We Should Send Ghana Fans to the Quarter Finals

Marvin Ammori | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ghana, 21st Century Statecraft, Public Diplomacy, World Cup 2010, Soccer, 2010 FIFA World Cup, Politics News
Marvin Ammori

Like millions of others, this afternoon, I watched the US narrowly lose, in extra time, to Ghana. I watched in a packed restaurant in Palo Alto, Cali...

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YouTube Diplomacy Meets #iranelection

Andrew Rosen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, 21st Century Statecraft, Twitter, Iranian Revolution, Demotix, Youtube Diplomacy, Youtube, Citizen Diplomat, Real-Time Web, Facebook, Technology, Public Diplomacy, Media News
Andrew Rosen

To bet heavily on web 2.0, particularly in light of the events in Iran, is too aggressive a step for the Obama Administration with too unpredictable a technology still early in its infancy.

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21st Century Statecraft, For Real

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 21st Century Statecraft, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News
Craig Newmark

It involves people in government listening, and responding. This is for real, I'm seeing the tools built to make it happen.More at 21st Century Sta...

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