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From Diplomacy About Technology to Diplomacy Through Technology: A Three-Dimensional Framework for Tech Diplomacy

Year: 2026

Type: report

Abstract: Tech diplomacy is now established as both the governance of digital and emerging technologies and the diplomatic engagement of states with a broad ecosystem of non-state actors (including tech giants, civil society, international organisations, and expert communities). What remains undertheorized is a third dimension: diplomacy through technology. This article argues that states increasingly deploy infrastructure, standards, digital public infrastructure, innovation ecosystems, and technological hosting arrangements as instruments of diplomatic influence, trust-building, resilience, and geopolitical positioning.

Author: Moore Aoki, Ayumi

Institution: École nationale des ponts et chaussées

Language: English

Topic: International Relations and Foreign Policy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W7141078135

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