Of Public Diplomacy: Confronting C... - The Practice
"We didn't send a memo," Maya explained. "We sent a counter-narrative."
"You don't fight the lie with more facts," Maya replied, closing her laptop. "You fight the isolation with connection. Public diplomacy in a crisis isn't about winning an argument; it's about maintaining the relationship so that when the dust settles, there's still a bridge left to walk across." 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. "We didn't send a memo," Maya explained
"We didn't send a memo," Maya explained. "We sent a counter-narrative."
"You don't fight the lie with more facts," Maya replied, closing her laptop. "You fight the isolation with connection. Public diplomacy in a crisis isn't about winning an argument; it's about maintaining the relationship so that when the dust settles, there's still a bridge left to walk across."
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.
