AI Article Synopsis

  • The article explores how UN diplomats are adapting their communication strategies in the digital age by leveraging social media tools to enhance traditional diplomacy.
  • Utilizing advanced text analysis techniques, the study compares tweets from diplomats with their formal statements made at the UN Security Council, revealing differences in topics and tones between online and offline communication.
  • Results indicate that online diplomacy tends to focus on non-security issues and adopts a more public-friendly approach, highlighting how digital platforms have become essential for broader audience engagement in diplomacy.

Article Abstract

Introduction: This article investigates the evolving landscape of diplomacy in the digital age, focusing on diplomats at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. The central inquiry revolves around how diplomatic actors use digital tools to complement or augment traditional face-to-face diplomacy.

Methods: We systematically compare a substantial corpus of X posts (tweets) from UN diplomats with their public statements at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), employing advanced computational social science techniques. This study applies a range of large-scale text analysis methods, including word embedding, topic modeling, and sentiment analysis, to investigate systematic differences between offline and online communication.

Results: Our analysis reveals that, while the essence of diplomacy remains consistent across both domains, there is strategic selectivity in the use of online platforms by diplomats. Online communication emphasizes non-security topics, ceremonial matters, and prominent policy stances, in contrast to the operational issues common in UNSC deliberations. Additionally, online discourse adopts a less confrontational, more public diplomacy-oriented tone, with variations among countries.

Discussion: This study offers one of the first systematic comparisons between offline and online diplomatic messages. It illuminates how diplomats navigate the digital realm to complement traditional roles. The findings indicate that some elements of public diplomacy and nation branding, directed toward a wider audience far beyond the council chamber, have become an integral part of multilateral diplomacy unfolding at the UNSC.

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