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Ukraine’s use of digital diplomacy

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Ukraine’s use of digital diplomacy(News Video)

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky will make a virtual address at this week's G7 and NATO summits.

He made a surprise appearance last week at several of Europe’s major technology conferences as a hologram, arguing that technology can help breakdown bureaucracy between governments and citizens.

Professor in Diplomatic Studies at Oxford University Corneliu Bjola says this is an example of how diplomacy has entered a new phase of digital transformation.

Professor Bjola describes it as hybrid diplomacy and he says President Zelensky's digital approach is changing the rules of diplomatic engagement. 

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Corneliu Bjola, Associate Professor Diplomatic Studies Oxford University; Head of Oxford Digital Diplomacy Research Group.

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