by editor | Nov 17, 2008 | Analysis, Counterterrorism, Movements, technology
by Steven R. Corman In two recent briefings, one for the MSM and one for bloggers, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Jim Glassman spoke approvingly of an incident that took place in Colombia earlier this year. It involved Facebook and a march against...
by goodall | Nov 10, 2008 | Diplomacy, Media, Politics, Strategic Comm., technology
by Bud Goodall The headlines from WatchAmerica show worldwide optimism and support for President-Elect Obama. Â Yet, despite this large and welcoming window of public diplomacy opportunity, there are still 10 weeks to go before President Obama is sworn in and can...
by editor | Oct 18, 2008 | Analysis, technology, Terrorism 2.0
by Steven R. Corman Today the Washington Post reports that AQ Web Forums were “abruptly” taken down. Abruptly? Well not if abruptly means suddenly, as in it just happened. This story has been circulating in the blogs for months, and it’s more like...
by editor | Sep 19, 2008 | technology, Terrorism 2.0
by Steven R. Corman Writing today in Danger Room, David Axe called members of the State Department’s Digital Outreach Team (DOT) “trolls.” Axe was responding to some statements by Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Jim Glassman’s...
by justus | Sep 17, 2008 | Counterterrorism, Surveillance, technology
by Chase Clow & Z. S. Justus Recently the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the New York Police Department (NYPD) over its plan to use 3,000 surveillance cameras to help secure lower Manhattan against terrorist attacks. The NYCLU is...
by editor | Aug 26, 2008 | Counterterrorism, Intelligence, technology
by Steven R. Corman Ars Technica reported yesterday on a letter sent by Congressman Brad Miller to the Inspector General of the Director of National Intelligence. Miller, who is Chairman of a House subcommittee on technology oversight, sounded the alarm over a...