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Corneliu Bjola

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Professor of Digital Diplomacy, University of Oxford; #DigitalDiplomacy #Metaverse

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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
At the UNESCO's #TechDiplomacy Global Forum (Paris, 2 July) I argued that responsible technology should be understood not only as an ethical challenge, but also as a diplomatic one: who retains the agency 2 negotiate its dependencies, and decide when those dependencies must change.
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European Security @europeansecurity.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New OA article: Virtual reality as strategic communication: cultural defence in wartime Ukraine by @cbjola.bsky.social & Francesca Liberatore Vaselli: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Virtual reality as strategic communication: cultural defence in wartime Ukraine
Amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, immersive media have emerged as a new instrument of strategic communication. This article examines how Ukrainian state-affiliated and civil-society act...
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EJIR @ejir.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
"The Ukrainian meme machine: digital diplomacy and ‘quantum humour’" by @cbjola.bsky.social and Michaela Coplen is out now in EJIR! You can read the full article here: t1p.de/2h93o #digitaldiplomacy #ukraine #quantumtheory #memediplomacy
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Findings from 145 high-engagement Ukraine posts: effective PD is adaptive (phase-sensitive) and disciplined (credibility over spectacle). Policy cue: balance relational and adversarial narratives without sliding into propaganda. 3/3
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Two modes: 🌍 Projecting Self—resilience, democratic values, solidarity. ⚔️ Distancing Self—exposing and delegitimising aggression. 2/3
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
My new article in International Affairs (with Alicia Fjällhed): the Strategic Self explains how wartime digital diplomacy works—where communication becomes strategy. 1/3 doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Started the day at the AI for Good Summit with a sharp session hosted by UNITAR and ITU for senior Geneva diplomats. We unpacked key challenges in global #AIGovernance: – Who’s setting the rules—and who’s not at the table? – Can diplomacy keep up with the tech? #DigitalDiplomacy #AIForGood
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
🚀 Just out: Our intro article to the #TechDiplomacy special issue! Unlike digital diplomacy ( comm tools) or science diplomacy (knowledge exchange), techdiplo is driven by the geopolitics of innovation power. #TechDiplomacy #SciDip #DigitalDiplomacy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Studying Tech Diplomacy—Introduction to the Special Issue on Tech Diplomacy
This article serves as an introduction to the special issue on tech diplomacy, exploring its emergence and evolution as a distinct approach to global affairs in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revol....
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
EU foreign ministers share updates in secret Signal group, officials admit www.ftm.eu/articles/eu-...
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EU foreign ministers share updates in secret Signal group, officials admit
Crucial decisions have been made on the basis of text messages between EU politicians, but officials have always controversially claimed that such "short-lived" communications cannot be stored or rele...
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
🚨 NATO’s New Digital Battleground: Algorithmic Warfare 🚨 My latest #NATO Review article examines how AI-driven #disinformation is reshaping conflict. Malign actors embed narratives, build influence networks, and activate them at key moments. 🔗 NATO Review www.nato.int/docu/review/...
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International Negotiation: A Journal of Theory and Practice @intlnegjournal.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Our first special issue of 2025 focuses on "A Victor's Peace for Ukraine? Possibilities for Mediation, Negotiation, and Peacebuilding." Advance articles can be accessed for free with access token INER2025 through February 28 brill.com/view/journal... @susanhallen.bsky.social @lwagner.bsky.social
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 15/09/2024
It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Der Spiegel on the legitimacy of humor as a tactic in #digitaldiplomacy and the risks associated with its use by MFAs in their digital communication. www.spiegel.de/ausland/dona...
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(S+) Donald Trump: Viraler Post des Auswärtigen Amtes - das sagt ein Demokratieforscher
Das Auswärtige Amt teilte auf X gegen Donald Trump aus. Hier erklärt der Diplomatieforscher Corneliu Bjola, warum der Post so erfolgreich war, und wann öffentliche Witze von Politikern über andere Pol...
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 15/02/2024
Join me on Feb 29, 2024 for a conversation on the impact of digital technology on diplomacy with Prof J Heine and M Ye, and Amb P.W. Hare at Boston University. The event is part of a series of talks marking the launch of 'The Oxford Handbook of #DigitalDiplomacy.' www.bu.edu/pardee/2024/...
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
Microsoft #Metaverse : 👍good and safe 4 VR meetings 👎extra charges www.theverge.com/2024/1/24/24...
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Microsoft Teams now supports 3D and VR meetings
Get your Meta Quest VR headset ready.
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 17/01/2024
The next stage of #AI? "AI will give different answers for different users, based on their values preferences and possibly on what country they reside in." www.axios.com/2024/01/17/s...
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Exclusive: Sam Altman says ChatGPT will have to evolve in “uncomfortable” ways
OpenAI's next model will be able to do "a lot, lot more," Altman told Axios.
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 12/01/2024
Thrilled to be back at DA_vienna for the launch of the new volume on Digital International Relations 📚 Key topic discussed : how digital tech is transforming IR in practice 🌐 and as the discipline 🎓 Packed room, lively discussions - more to come! #DigitalIR 🔥 amzn.eu/d/8N2TYhc
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 The Oxford Handbook of Digital Diplomacy is out now! 📚 34 chapters written by top experts in the field about how digital technologies are transforming diplomacy 🚀 #DigitalDiplomacy #DiplomacyInTheDigitalAge www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Handb...
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Corneliu Bjola @cbjola.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
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Should Universities Build Their Own Custom AI Tools in House?
Some universities have developed their own on-premises generative AI tools for students and staff, which have the advantage of data privacy but may require considerable money and expertise to launch a...
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