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May 23, 2024 · It outlines a new way of selecting, training, and deploying four types of specialist diplomats. The new hierarchy also allows for the ranking and promotion of these specialized diplomats so that the best candidates are chosen for the field and leadership.
May 14, 2021 · Heads of state have discovered they can talk to each other on Zoom regularly, without those pesky diplomats being in the room. Social media represents a whole new challenge.
- Geraldine Doogue
Feb 20, 2023 · Diplomacy is an ever-evolving field facing a number of challenges and trends in the contemporary international arena. One of the major trends that have irrevocably impacted diplomacy is the increasing reliance on and use of digital and technological tools.
Oct 12, 2016 · Our October WebDebate focused on the key skills that the next generation of diplomats needs in order to succeed in a changing world. While there seems to be a core and timeless skill-set for diplomats, an increasingly connected world places new demands on the diplomatic profession.
- The Scowcroft Center’s Project on Twenty-First-Century Diplomacy
- Introduction and Executive Summary
- A New World For Diplomacy
- Adapting to A Changing Context
- Conclusion
Earlier this year, the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security launched a project on twenty-first-century diplomacy, generously supported by Dataminr, to address how US diplomacy should adapt to meet twenty-first-century challenges. To begin this project, the center hosted a workshop that brought together diplomats, scholars, technologists, and ...
How should US diplomacy adapt for the twenty-first century? The practice of diplomacy has changed drastically over the past several decades, with the return of great power rivalry, the emergence of the new technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and the rise of other important developments. Yet, while scholars and strategists have d...
The rise of China
Senior US and allied diplomats learned their craft in an era of US and western dominance, but that period of history has come to an end. They need to adjust to a world of great power rivalry. The past thirty years witnessed dramatic shifts in the global balance of power. In economic terms alone, significant changes are under way. In the 1990s, at the height of the unipolar moment, around 70 percent of global economic activity took place in Europe and the Americas. In the next few decades, tha...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the digitalized world
Alongside the rise of China, the past few decades witnessed a new industrial revolution with increasing digitalization and technological development. This means that US and allied diplomats must be prepared to operate in a digitalized world and effectively wield digital tools to their advantage. First, the fast flow of information through nondiplomatic channels has resulted in several changes. Non-state actors now have greater access to data and information, increasing their influence. The ra...
US and allied diplomats must adapt to the challenges of twenty-first century statecraft. Indeed, they are already moving in this direction. Just this spring, the State Department launched a new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, which is a noteworthy measure in streamlining the department’s approach to cyber and technology issues. However, a ...
This issue brief has outlined both the challenges and opportunities of this new era and made several recommendations for how US diplomacy can be strengthened for the twenty-first century. We recommended improving training for American diplomats, reasserting American leadership and engagement abroad, and advancing partnerships with likeminded nation...
May 2, 2018 · Regaining relevance. But for diplomacy to fully regain its relevance as a public institution, other changes should be made. If the new mantra of public service is efficiency and cost-reduction, then countries should fully embrace the power of technology.
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Oct 27, 2020 · What can the next generation of diplomats bring to the table? The new generations of diplomats, most of whom are digital natives that grew up with the online environment (or, rather, hybrid) may find new ways to make up for the ‘missing aspects’ of traditional diplomacy through other means and tools.
