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The double-edged sword of technology means digital companies and governments need a new language to
  • calender icon June 6, 2018

  • user icon Risto Siilasmaa and Tom Fletcher

As the Global Tech Panel kicks off in Brussels today, panellists Risto Siilasmaa and Tom Fletcher explore why the old ways of laying down the rules ...

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Why Trump should have studied Churchill before Kim summit
  • calender icon June 10, 2018

  • user icon Tom Fletcher, The National

The success or failure of talks in Singapore may depend on the unlikeliest of matters.   "If that was a summit, I'd hate to s ...

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Social media shaping norms of expression in the Arab world
  • calender icon May 27, 2018

  • user icon Caline Malek, The Arab Weekly

Of the biggest social networks, WhatsApp has 95% reach in the United Arab Emirates and 88% in Saudi Arabia.   Since the “Arab sp ...

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La guerre des tweets
  • calender icon March 9, 2018

  • user icon Carole Beaulieu, L'actualite

Avec Donald Trump et autres chefs d’État qui s’interpellent sur Twitter, le monde a-t-il encore besoin de diplomates ? Plus que ...

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‘Naked Diplomat’ author Tom Fletcher bares all on life as UK ambassador to Lebanon
  • calender icon May 26, 2018

  • user icon Frank Kane, Arab News

Tom Fletcher might be best described as “the anti-diplomat.” Not in the sense that he sees no value in diplomacy, but in his steadfast ...

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