Publications

As part of its mission to explore the role of information and communications technologies in the conduct of diplomacy, the Virtual Diplomacy Initiative has published numerous reports, papers, and proceedings since its founding in 1995. Essays and reports from leading scholars and foreign policy practitioners who have been featured in the Institute's Virtual Diplomacy Series and other publications on virtual diplomacy include: Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Tiffany Danitz and Warren P. Strobel, Martin Libicki, James Rosenau, George P. Shultz, and Walter B. Wriston.

Virtual Diplomacy Series

Creating a Common Communications Culture: Interoperability in Crisis Management
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 17) - January 2004

Net Diplomacy III: 2015 and Beyond
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 16) - October 2002

Net Diplomacy II: Beyond Old Borders
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 15) - October 2002

Net Diplomacy I: Beyond Foreign Ministries
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 14) - October 2002

Information Technology And Peace Support Operations: A Relationship For The New Millennium
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 13) - July 2002

Space Aid: Current and Potential Uses of Satellite Imagery In UN Humanitarian Organizations
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 12) - April 2002

Good Practices: Information Sharing in Complex Emergencies
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 11) - January 2002

Taking it to the Next Level: Civilian-Military Cooperation in Complex Emergencies
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 10) - September 2000

Kosovo Brief: Information Management Offers A New Opportunity for Cooperation Between Civilian and Military Entities
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 9) - August 2000
Authors - Col. Michael J Dziedzic and Dr. William B. Wood

Negotiating the Dayton Peace Accords Through Digital Maps
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 8) - June 2000
Author - Richard G. Johnson

WWW.U.S.DoD.Com
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 7) - February 2000
Author - Martin Libicki

Reinventing Diplomacy: A Virtual Necessity
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 6) - February 2000
Author - Gordon S. Smith

States, Sovereignty, and Diplomacy in the Information Age
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 5) - February 2000
Author - James N. Rosenau

What If There Is a Revolution in Diplomatic Affairs?
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 4) - February 2000
Authors - John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt

Networking Dissent: Cyber-Activists Use the Internet to Promote Democracy in Burma
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 3) - February 2000
Authors - Tiffany Danitz and Warren P. Strobel

Managing Communications: Lessons from Interventions in Africa
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 2) - January 2000
NOTE - First released as a Special Report, March 1997

 The Topology of Sovereignty
Virtual Diplomacy Report (VDS 1) - January 2000
Author - Jean-Marie Guéhenno

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Other Publications on Virtual Diplomacy

"Managing Information Chaos"
Peace Watch - June 1999

"Using the Internet to Train Diplomats"
Virtual Diplomacy Presentation - February 1999

"Rwanda after the Genocide"
Peace Watch - February 1998

"Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution in the Information Age" Peace Watch - June 1997

"Information Technologies Can Help Prevent, Manage, and Resolve Conflicts Internationally"
Peace Watch - June 1997

"The Mass Media's Impact on Managing International Affairs"
Peace Watch - June 1997

"Shultz, Wriston, and Solomon Address the Conference" Peace Watch - June 1997

"Managing Communications"
Peace Watch - August 1996

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Diplomacy Staff Publications and Media Mentions

Sheryl J. Brown and Margarita S. Studemeister. "What Will Be on Capital Minds in 2002?" in the The Washington Post January 1, 2002.

Sheryl J. Brown and Margarita S. Studemeister. "The Diffusion of Diplomacy." IMP, The Magazine on Information Impacts, July 2001.

Sheryl J. Brown and Margarita S. Studemeister. "Virtual Diplomacy: Rethinking Foreign Policy Practice in the Information Age." The Internet and the Changing Face of International Relations and Security edited by Andreas Wenger, Information& Security, vol. 7, 2001.

Einar Bjorgo and Margarita Studemeister. "Very High Resolution Satellites: A New Source of Information in Humanitarian Relief Operations." Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, October-November 1999.

Bob Schmitt. "An Internet Answer to Repression." Washington Post, March 31, 1997.

Margarita Studemeister. "The Impact of Information and Communications Technologies on International Conflict Management." Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, February-March 1998.

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Virtual Diplomacy Conference Papers

Keynote Addresses from the Virtual Diplomacy Conference:
- The Information Revolution and International Conflict Management, Richard H. Solomon;
- Bits, Bytes, and Diplomacy, Walter B. Wriston; and
- Diplomacy in the Information Age, George P. Shultz.

PeaceWorks - September 1997

Is the Internet Islam's "Third Wave" or the "End of Civilization"? Globalizing Politics and Religion in the Muslim World, Jon W. Anderson

IT& IS : Identifying the Needs of International Organizations, Anthony Antoine and Gustaaf Geeraerts

The World-Wide-Web: A Tool for Building Citizen Diplomacy Skills, Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess

Sri Lanka and the Third Communication Revolution, Shelton Gunaratne

The Enterprise of Diplomacy in the Information Age, Dennis M. Jauch

The Internet, Transnational Networking and Regional Security in South Asia: Some Possibilities for the Near Future, Chetan Kumar

The Media's Role in Preventing and Moderating Conflict, Robert Karl Manoff

Personal Impressions on A USIA Mission to Macedonia and Bulgaria to Deliver Internet Training, Clarisse Behar Molad

Changing the Way We Do Business in International Relations, Charles A. Schmitz

The New York Times Forum on Bosnia: An Attempt in Online Mediation, Igor Shnurenko

Virtual Intelligence: Conflict Avoidance and Resolution Through Information Peacekeeping, Robert David Steele

SHALOM/SALAAM: Interactive Conflict Resolution in a Community of Practice, Barb Stuart, Gedaliahu Harel and Corrina Perrone

Virtual Tools for Real Diplomacy, Mark Weiser

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To learn more about the work of the Virtual Diplomacy Initiative, please contact Virtual Diplomacy director Sheryl Brown.