The Practice Of Public Diplomacy: Confronting C... -

She shared the story of the "Blue Rose" campaign—a coordinated effort by a rogue state to flood Kowa’s social media with fabricated stories of a food shortage. Within forty-eight hours, grocery stores were looted, and the government was on the verge of declaring martial law.

The conference room in Brussels was silent, save for the hum of the air conditioner and the rhythmic tapping of Maya’s pen. On the screen behind her, the title of the summit glowed in stark white: The Practice of Public Diplomacy: Confronting C...

Maya, a mid-career diplomat, wasn’t looking at the screen. She was looking at the representative from the Republic of Kowa, a country currently embroiled in a digital disinformation war with its neighbor. She shared the story of the "Blue Rose"

The Kowan representative leaned forward. "But how do you confront a crisis when the truth is no longer a shared currency?" On the screen behind her, the title of