With Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat, digital connectivity has changed the daily lives of billions of people; linking rural farmers to markets in Bangladesh, and offering e-health services to women and children in Tanzania. Governments and organizations are realizing this, with the Government of Canada directly speaking to the Iranian people through Twitter and the Red Cross using hashtags to direct donations to humanitarian crisis. There is no denying that connectivity and the use of digital diplomacy is ushering in an era of social change. This is not without its consequences, as the diffusion of ideas, thoughts and sentiments has led to social unrest, violence and radicalization.
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
You May Also Like
CFPJ Vol. 26, Issue 2: Meeting the Challenge of ‘America First’
- byCanadian Foreign Policy Journal
- June 27, 2020
The Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) has released its newest special issue (Vol. 26, Issue 2): Meeting the…
Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Examining Canada’s Place in the World
- byiAffairsAdmin
- October 22, 2020
This article was originally published through the Carleton University Newsroom, and can be found here. Carleton University’s David Carment,…
Trudeau 100: Watch the Interviews
- byiAffairsAdmin
- February 3, 2016
The Report Card on the Trudeau government’s first 100 days that was released on February 1, 2016 at…
Contribute to iAffairs Canada
- byiAffairsAdmin
- May 12, 2015
iAffairs Canada is an initiative of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) focused on engaging and promoting students, emerging…
Five Words to Describe the Election!
- byiAffairsAdmin
- October 17, 2015
Canada votes on October 19, 2015. We are interested in what our iAffairs readers think of the election.…
Trust and the Lessons of History in International Affairs: An Interview with Michael Urban
- byiAffairsAdmin
- April 7, 2016
Michael Urban who won Carleton University’s Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) Best Paper Prize for his piece A…