What is the latest diplomatic concern of the 21st century?

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Efe Sevin, Assistant Professor at Reinhardt University (2017-present)

Answered 2d ago

From where I stand as a public diplomacy scholar who looks at diplomacy as a predominantly communication process, the latest concern we have is the “bots and algorithms”. Ilan Manor’s blog post provides a good summary of the discussions. There are several “pros” and “cons” in this area, including the scenarios below:

• Technology has the potential to change the discourse very easily. Bots can imitate individual behavior (to an extent) on social media and set the agenda for public discussion.
• Big data enables foreign representations to carry out better audience analysis.
• Diplomacy and diplomats are getting more public exposure through social media.
• Cyberattacks are becoming more credible threat sources.

I also believe what makes this particular area concerning is that the majority of diplomats, diplomatic services, and diplomacy services do not have the skills to cope with these changes.