we live in a more and more peaceful world since the end of the two world
world since the end of the two world
world since the end of the two world wars states have increasingly solved
wars states have increasingly solved
wars states have increasingly solved their conflicts by talking by trading by
their conflicts by talking by trading by
their conflicts by talking by trading by inventing common rules but diplomacy the
inventing common rules but diplomacy the
inventing common rules but diplomacy the peaceful conversation between states is
peaceful conversation between states is
peaceful conversation between states is under pressure from our leaders need for
under pressure from our leaders need for
under pressure from our leaders need for public spotlight and the emergence of
public spotlight and the emergence of
public spotlight and the emergence of social media what happens when our
social media what happens when our
social media what happens when our political leaders use their smartphones
political leaders use their smartphones
political leaders use their smartphones during negotiations let me take you
during negotiations let me take you
during negotiations let me take you backstage into the negotiation room in
backstage into the negotiation room in
backstage into the negotiation room in Ukraine during one of the most serious
Ukraine during one of the most serious
Ukraine during one of the most serious crisis between Europe and Russia since
crisis between Europe and Russia since
crisis between Europe and Russia since the end of the Cold War for several
the end of the Cold War for several
the end of the Cold War for several decades European Union and Ukraine have
decades European Union and Ukraine have
decades European Union and Ukraine have sought to establish closer ties but then
sought to establish closer ties but then
sought to establish closer ties but then suddenly in the fall of 2013 the
suddenly in the fall of 2013 the
suddenly in the fall of 2013 the Ukrainian government changes his mind
Ukrainian government changes his mind
Ukrainian government changes his mind and failed to sign the treaty the
and failed to sign the treaty the
and failed to sign the treaty the association agreement with the EU
association agreement with the EU
association agreement with the EU protests explode in Kiev the capital of
protests explode in Kiev the capital of
protests explode in Kiev the capital of Ukraine with up to 800,000 people
Ukraine with up to 800,000 people
Ukraine with up to 800,000 people marching in the street waving the flags
marching in the street waving the flags
marching in the street waving the flags of the EU and Ukraine demanding the
of the EU and Ukraine demanding the
of the EU and Ukraine demanding the President to step down and the agreement
President to step down and the agreement
President to step down and the agreement is be signed thousands of people up
is be signed thousands of people up
is be signed thousands of people up hospitalized and hundreds of people lose
hospitalized and hundreds of people lose
hospitalized and hundreds of people lose their lives in clashes between
their lives in clashes between
their lives in clashes between protesters and security forces back in
protesters and security forces back in
protesters and security forces back in Copenhagen I’m in shock
Copenhagen I’m in shock
Copenhagen I’m in shock and so are my former colleagues in the
and so are my former colleagues in the
and so are my former colleagues in the Daley’s foreign ministry and ministries
Daley’s foreign ministry and ministries
Daley’s foreign ministry and ministries across Europe but we are they thought
across Europe but we are they thought
across Europe but we are they thought was a long tiresome sometimes very
was a long tiresome sometimes very
was a long tiresome sometimes very bureaucratic process of decades has
bureaucratic process of decades has
bureaucratic process of decades has turned into a major geopolitical crisis
turned into a major geopolitical crisis
turned into a major geopolitical crisis in the negotiation room we have the
in the negotiation room we have the
in the negotiation room we have the Ukrainian government
Ukrainian government
Ukrainian government we have a Russian representative and
we have a Russian representative and
we have a Russian representative and international mediators the Foreign
international mediators the Foreign
international mediators the Foreign Minister from Poland France and Germany
Minister from Poland France and Germany
Minister from Poland France and Germany and they’ve flown in to Kiev the same
and they’ve flown in to Kiev the same
and they’ve flown in to Kiev the same morning and they’re trying to broker a
morning and they’re trying to broker a
morning and they’re trying to broker a deal that would end the violence
negotiations continue throughout the
negotiations continue throughout the night and throughout the day 30 hours of
night and throughout the day 30 hours of
night and throughout the day 30 hours of negotiations almost without break and
negotiations almost without break and
negotiations almost without break and then early Friday morning people
then early Friday morning people
then early Friday morning people exhausted the atmosphere is tense still
exhausted the atmosphere is tense still
exhausted the atmosphere is tense still no green light for any kind of agreement
no green light for any kind of agreement
no green light for any kind of agreement and then all of a sudden from inside the
and then all of a sudden from inside the
and then all of a sudden from inside the negotiation room the Polish foreign
negotiation room the Polish foreign
negotiation room the Polish foreign minister Sikorski tweets we’re about to
minister Sikorski tweets we’re about to
minister Sikorski tweets we’re about to sign good compromise for Europe give
sign good compromise for Europe give
sign good compromise for Europe give peace a chance and opens the way to
peace a chance and opens the way to
peace a chance and opens the way to reform into Europe Poland and you
reform into Europe Poland and you
reform into Europe Poland and you support it the tweet goes viral the
support it the tweet goes viral the
support it the tweet goes viral the global media especially picks it up and
global media especially picks it up and
global media especially picks it up and sakowski is hailed as a hero the grand
sakowski is hailed as a hero the grand
sakowski is hailed as a hero the grand savior of the European peace and I’m
savior of the European peace and I’m
savior of the European peace and I’m excited to follow this in Copenhagen on
excited to follow this in Copenhagen on
excited to follow this in Copenhagen on my smart phone but very soon sakowskis
my smart phone but very soon sakowskis
my smart phone but very soon sakowskis criticized for rushing with the tweet
criticized for rushing with the tweet
criticized for rushing with the tweet taking credit for a very fragile peace
taking credit for a very fragile peace
taking credit for a very fragile peace agreement before it’s even made official
agreement before it’s even made official
agreement before it’s even made official in fact his critics are saying that with
in fact his critics are saying that with
in fact his critics are saying that with this premature tweet he’s basically
this premature tweet he’s basically
this premature tweet he’s basically jeopardizing the entire peace process
but Sikorsky is not the only one playing
but Sikorsky is not the only one playing with his phone at negotiations in fact
with his phone at negotiations in fact
with his phone at negotiations in fact he’s just one example of the
he’s just one example of the
he’s just one example of the entanglement between confidential
entanglement between confidential
entanglement between confidential negotiations on the one hand and this
negotiations on the one hand and this
negotiations on the one hand and this public display as a scholar in political
public display as a scholar in political
public display as a scholar in political science with a background in the foreign
science with a background in the foreign
science with a background in the foreign ministry I’m faced with one pressing
ministry I’m faced with one pressing
ministry I’m faced with one pressing issue okay diplomacy used to be about
issue okay diplomacy used to be about
issue okay diplomacy used to be about confidentiality a restrained politeness
confidentiality a restrained politeness
confidentiality a restrained politeness all keys to international mediation but
all keys to international mediation but
all keys to international mediation but diplomacy has entered a new phase some
diplomacy has entered a new phase some
diplomacy has entered a new phase some call it the Information Age others the
call it the Information Age others the
call it the Information Age others the digital age and for Bill Gates the
digital age and for Bill Gates the
digital age and for Bill Gates the founder of Microsoft
founder of Microsoft
founder of Microsoft this new era represents a new time a
this new era represents a new time a
this new era represents a new time a promise of a world what distance does
promise of a world what distance does
promise of a world what distance does not matter where all the historical
not matter where all the historical
not matter where all the historical divisions that have separated the people
divisions that have separated the people
divisions that have separated the people in the world will no longer matter
in the world will no longer matter
in the world will no longer matter in fact distance does not matter and
in fact distance does not matter and
in fact distance does not matter and what he called the information Highway
what he called the information Highway
what he called the information Highway means that we will increase the
means that we will increase the
means that we will increase the understanding that citizens have of the
understanding that citizens have of the
understanding that citizens have of the neighboring countries and thus reduce
neighboring countries and thus reduce
neighboring countries and thus reduce international tensions wonderful
international tensions wonderful
international tensions wonderful unfortunately that didn’t happen we have
unfortunately that didn’t happen we have
unfortunately that didn’t happen we have seen a digital revolution but not the
seen a digital revolution but not the
seen a digital revolution but not the one that gates dreamt of today no longer
one that gates dreamt of today no longer
one that gates dreamt of today no longer and only negotiating behind the closed
and only negotiating behind the closed
and only negotiating behind the closed doors
doors
doors our leaders engage with the public
our leaders engage with the public
our leaders engage with the public through social media such as Twitter and
through social media such as Twitter and
through social media such as Twitter and Facebook and this interferes directly
Facebook and this interferes directly
Facebook and this interferes directly with the negotiations it happens
with the negotiations it happens
with the negotiations it happens simultaneously but not long ago our
simultaneously but not long ago our
simultaneously but not long ago our leaders were very reluctant to go and
leaders were very reluctant to go and
leaders were very reluctant to go and social media back in 2007 Barack Obama
social media back in 2007 Barack Obama
social media back in 2007 Barack Obama was the first world leader or among the
was the first world leader or among the
was the first world leader or among the first to create his own Twitter account
first to create his own Twitter account
first to create his own Twitter account and only a handful of him followed
and only a handful of him followed
and only a handful of him followed followed that year of our heads of state
followed that year of our heads of state
followed that year of our heads of state at government didn’t really dare to do
at government didn’t really dare to do
at government didn’t really dare to do so so he became president and since then
so so he became president and since then
so so he became president and since then the use of social media by our heads of
the use of social media by our heads of
the use of social media by our heads of state and government has exploded so
state and government has exploded so
state and government has exploded so today 178 countries from 92% of all UN
today 178 countries from 92% of all UN
today 178 countries from 92% of all UN member states representing an audience
member states representing an audience
member states representing an audience or reaching out to an audience of 356
or reaching out to an audience of 356
or reaching out to an audience of 356 million Twitter users they have their
million Twitter users they have their
million Twitter users they have their own Twitter accounts these leaders and
own Twitter accounts these leaders and
own Twitter accounts these leaders and many of them they they treat themselves
many of them they they treat themselves
many of them they they treat themselves okay no filter so social media has gone
okay no filter so social media has gone
okay no filter so social media has gone from being this weird afterthought to
from being this weird afterthought to
from being this weird afterthought to being the very first thing they think
being the very first thing they think
being the very first thing they think about when they wake up in the morning
about when they wake up in the morning
about when they wake up in the morning now of course the public was always
now of course the public was always
now of course the public was always important but this embrace of online
important but this embrace of online
important but this embrace of online channels and this transparency has
channels and this transparency has
channels and this transparency has created a world of openness that we have
created a world of openness that we have
created a world of openness that we have never experienced before
but in the hands of our political
but in the hands of our political leaders a smartphone can become a lethal
leaders a smartphone can become a lethal
leaders a smartphone can become a lethal weapon and I can clearly see how these
weapon and I can clearly see how these
weapon and I can clearly see how these open doors they challenge diplomacy’s
open doors they challenge diplomacy’s
open doors they challenge diplomacy’s three foundational pillars the first
three foundational pillars the first
three foundational pillars the first pillar of diplomacy that’s time by time
pillar of diplomacy that’s time by time
pillar of diplomacy that’s time by time why does diplomacy require time it
why does diplomacy require time it
why does diplomacy require time it requires time because you need that time
requires time because you need that time
requires time because you need that time to mature a process of negotiation when
to mature a process of negotiation when
to mature a process of negotiation when I was working in the Danish foreign
I was working in the Danish foreign
I was working in the Danish foreign ministry we were preparing the meetings
ministry we were preparing the meetings
ministry we were preparing the meetings between the 28 member states in the EU
between the 28 member states in the EU
between the 28 member states in the EU and we would start weeks and actually
and we would start weeks and actually
and we would start weeks and actually sometimes months before the summit
sometimes months before the summit
sometimes months before the summit circulating ideas having pre meetings at
circulating ideas having pre meetings at
circulating ideas having pre meetings at very low levels drafting ideas and
very low levels drafting ideas and
very low levels drafting ideas and everything from refugee policy to energy
everything from refugee policy to energy
everything from refugee policy to energy anti-terrorism to get those compromises
anti-terrorism to get those compromises
anti-terrorism to get those compromises just right and then I remember in the in
just right and then I remember in the in
just right and then I remember in the in the days before the summit we would work
the days before the summit we would work
the days before the summit we would work long hours really really long hours
long hours really really long hours
long hours really really long hours basically staying in the ministry
basically staying in the ministry
basically staying in the ministry throughout the night in order to get the
throughout the night in order to get the
throughout the night in order to get the words right for our prime minister
words right for our prime minister
words right for our prime minister we were drafting the speech notes and
we were drafting the speech notes and
we were drafting the speech notes and what kept us going through those very
what kept us going through those very
what kept us going through those very long days and nights that wasn’t caviar
long days and nights that wasn’t caviar
long days and nights that wasn’t caviar or or champagne but that was pizza
or or champagne but that was pizza
or or champagne but that was pizza takeaway pizza and coffee lots of coffee
takeaway pizza and coffee lots of coffee
takeaway pizza and coffee lots of coffee and the knowledge that our colleagues in
and the knowledge that our colleagues in
and the knowledge that our colleagues in Bratislava in Athens and Berlin they
Bratislava in Athens and Berlin they
Bratislava in Athens and Berlin they were doing exactly the same thing and
were doing exactly the same thing and
were doing exactly the same thing and they were doing this because they
they were doing this because they
they were doing this because they sincerely knew and believed that we were
sincerely knew and believed that we were
sincerely knew and believed that we were contributing you’re contributing with
contributing you’re contributing with
contributing you’re contributing with peaceful solutions and compromises
peaceful solutions and compromises
peaceful solutions and compromises between our countries so that’s time
between our countries so that’s time
between our countries so that’s time crucial but the second pillar of
crucial but the second pillar of
crucial but the second pillar of diplomacy is space you need a
diplomacy is space you need a
diplomacy is space you need a confidential space to find out where the
confidential space to find out where the
confidential space to find out where the other parties red line really lies
other parties red line really lies
other parties red line really lies without that confidential safe space
without that confidential safe space
without that confidential safe space there’s simply no room to to maneuver to
there’s simply no room to to maneuver to
there’s simply no room to to maneuver to have a mental wiggle room or to
have a mental wiggle room or to
have a mental wiggle room or to improvise or or just brainstorm
improvise or or just brainstorm
improvise or or just brainstorm collectively and that’s why when you had
collectively and that’s why when you had
collectively and that’s why when you had to
to
to the civil war in Yugoslavia it couldn’t
the civil war in Yugoslavia it couldn’t
the civil war in Yugoslavia it couldn’t end in Yugoslavia you basically had to
end in Yugoslavia you basically had to
end in Yugoslavia you basically had to fly in 1995 the warring parties out of
fly in 1995 the warring parties out of
fly in 1995 the warring parties out of the country all the way to Dayton Ohio
the country all the way to Dayton Ohio
the country all the way to Dayton Ohio put them in a room for 21 days and that
put them in a room for 21 days and that
put them in a room for 21 days and that then resulted in that compromise the
then resulted in that compromise the
then resulted in that compromise the Dayton Agreement the peace agreement
Dayton Agreement the peace agreement
Dayton Agreement the peace agreement away from press away from domestic
away from press away from domestic
away from press away from domestic constituencies so a confidential space
constituencies so a confidential space
constituencies so a confidential space but the third pillar of diplomacy is
but the third pillar of diplomacy is
but the third pillar of diplomacy is tact or what we in diplomatic language
tact or what we in diplomatic language
tact or what we in diplomatic language called protocol it’s all about saving
called protocol it’s all about saving
called protocol it’s all about saving the face of the other it’s about taking
the face of the other it’s about taking
the face of the other it’s about taking into consideration the emotions or
into consideration the emotions or
into consideration the emotions or feelings of the other prison and it’s
feelings of the other prison and it’s
feelings of the other prison and it’s actually not that weird if you think
actually not that weird if you think
actually not that weird if you think about entering a bus and the bus is full
about entering a bus and the bus is full
about entering a bus and the bus is full and you would really like a seat but
and you would really like a seat but
and you would really like a seat but it’s full then there’s an elderly lady
it’s full then there’s an elderly lady
it’s full then there’s an elderly lady you see her she’s sitting and she’s put
you see her she’s sitting and she’s put
you see her she’s sitting and she’s put her hand back next to her on their seats
her hand back next to her on their seats
her hand back next to her on their seats the only free seat then you don’t go
the only free seat then you don’t go
the only free seat then you don’t go move your stuff lady you say excuse me
move your stuff lady you say excuse me
move your stuff lady you say excuse me is this seat taken and she’ll probably
is this seat taken and she’ll probably
is this seat taken and she’ll probably remove the back
remove the back
remove the back now that’s tact right if you move that
now that’s tact right if you move that
now that’s tact right if you move that to the international level where the
to the international level where the
to the international level where the tensions are really really high where
tensions are really really high where
tensions are really really high where the cultural differences may be enormous
the cultural differences may be enormous
the cultural differences may be enormous then you know why diplomats they
then you know why diplomats they
then you know why diplomats they disagree but they disagree without being
disagree but they disagree without being
disagree but they disagree without being disagreeable now all these three pillars
disagreeable now all these three pillars
disagreeable now all these three pillars of diplomacy are fundamentally
of diplomacy are fundamentally
of diplomacy are fundamentally challenged by the 24/7 coverage every
challenged by the 24/7 coverage every
challenged by the 24/7 coverage every single foreign policy event and social
single foreign policy event and social
single foreign policy event and social media if you take time and space leaders
media if you take time and space leaders
media if you take time and space leaders they they rush to be the first to tweet
they they rush to be the first to tweet
they they rush to be the first to tweet and of course mistakes and blunders
and of course mistakes and blunders
and of course mistakes and blunders happen and this leads to a great risk of
happen and this leads to a great risk of
happen and this leads to a great risk of conflict escalation last year the
conflict escalation last year the
conflict escalation last year the Pakistani Defense Minister reacted to a
Pakistani Defense Minister reacted to a
Pakistani Defense Minister reacted to a news article he read and he’d read that
news article he read and he’d read that
news article he read and he’d read that actually Israel was threatening Pakistan
actually Israel was threatening Pakistan
actually Israel was threatening Pakistan with nuclear weapons
with nuclear weapons
with nuclear weapons and so he felt the need to react on
and so he felt the need to react on
and so he felt the need to react on Twitter of course and he said hey Israel
Twitter of course and he said hey Israel
Twitter of course and he said hey Israel by the way remember Pakistan is a
by the way remember Pakistan is a
by the way remember Pakistan is a nuclear power – okay just
nuclear power – okay just
nuclear power – okay just about it just for one second this is one
about it just for one second this is one
about it just for one second this is one nuclear power threatening almost
nuclear power threatening almost
nuclear power threatening almost explicitly another nuclear power with
explicitly another nuclear power with
explicitly another nuclear power with war on Twitter
war on Twitter
war on Twitter now if the Pakistani Defense Minister
now if the Pakistani Defense Minister
now if the Pakistani Defense Minister had only double-checked this article he
had only double-checked this article he
had only double-checked this article he might have realized as the Israeli
might have realized as the Israeli
might have realized as the Israeli Defense Ministry had to explain that
Defense Ministry had to explain that
Defense Ministry had to explain that actually the whole story the statement
actually the whole story the statement
actually the whole story the statement attributed to the former Israeli Defense
attributed to the former Israeli Defense
attributed to the former Israeli Defense Minister was never set in fact the whole
Minister was never set in fact the whole
Minister was never set in fact the whole story was entirely false fake story okay
story was entirely false fake story okay
story was entirely false fake story okay patience is gone but so is
patience is gone but so is
patience is gone but so is confidentiality and tact is gone too
confidentiality and tact is gone too
confidentiality and tact is gone too because you can only be so diplomatic in
because you can only be so diplomatic in
because you can only be so diplomatic in 140 characters so are we just doomed to
140 characters so are we just doomed to
140 characters so are we just doomed to watch these Twitter Wars run out of
watch these Twitter Wars run out of
watch these Twitter Wars run out of control and the world becoming a more
control and the world becoming a more
control and the world becoming a more dangerous place how can we use social
dangerous place how can we use social
dangerous place how can we use social media constructively in international
media constructively in international
media constructively in international relations well a first option that I
relations well a first option that I
relations well a first option that I think many of my colleagues would
think many of my colleagues would
think many of my colleagues would sometimes really want is basically to
sometimes really want is basically to
sometimes really want is basically to take away those smartphones from our
take away those smartphones from our
take away those smartphones from our leaders you know just you’ll leave them
leaders you know just you’ll leave them
leaders you know just you’ll leave them outside outside the door when they
outside outside the door when they
outside outside the door when they negotiate shut down the Twitter accounts
negotiate shut down the Twitter accounts
negotiate shut down the Twitter accounts at the conflicts moments the problem
at the conflicts moments the problem
at the conflicts moments the problem with that option is it it really takes
with that option is it it really takes
with that option is it it really takes us away from all the positive aspects of
us away from all the positive aspects of
us away from all the positive aspects of the digital revolution after all it is
the digital revolution after all it is
the digital revolution after all it is that revolution that has enabled us to
that revolution that has enabled us to
that revolution that has enabled us to follow events far away to reach out
follow events far away to reach out
follow events far away to reach out between nations and also you know if we
between nations and also you know if we
between nations and also you know if we took away those smartphones and those
took away those smartphones and those
took away those smartphones and those digital devices they would just invent
digital devices they would just invent
digital devices they would just invent other ways of reaching us other ways of
other ways of reaching us other ways of
other ways of reaching us other ways of inventing a platform so that’s not
inventing a platform so that’s not
inventing a platform so that’s not really an option okay
really an option okay
really an option okay another possibility that I thought I
another possibility that I thought I
another possibility that I thought I don’t long about was you know why don’t
don’t long about was you know why don’t
don’t long about was you know why don’t we create a kind of a rule book am do’s
we create a kind of a rule book am do’s
we create a kind of a rule book am do’s and don’ts for diplomats on social media
and don’ts for diplomats on social media
and don’ts for diplomats on social media a kind of guideline this is what you
a kind of guideline this is what you
a kind of guideline this is what you should do and and not do the problem
should do and and not do the problem
should do and and not do the problem with that option
with that option
with that option that either our leaders wouldn’t follow
that either our leaders wouldn’t follow
that either our leaders wouldn’t follow these rules because they’re not binding
these rules because they’re not binding
these rules because they’re not binding or if they did nobody would put any
or if they did nobody would put any
or if they did nobody would put any attentions to these tweets because they
attentions to these tweets because they
attentions to these tweets because they would be way too polished and frankly
would be way too polished and frankly
would be way too polished and frankly way too boring so the problem with these
way too boring so the problem with these
way too boring so the problem with these solutions these answers is that they
solutions these answers is that they
solutions these answers is that they don’t really touch the core of the
don’t really touch the core of the
don’t really touch the core of the problem the core of the problem is that
problem the core of the problem is that
problem the core of the problem is that we simply only scratch the surface we
we simply only scratch the surface we
we simply only scratch the surface we only scratch the surface when we talk
only scratch the surface when we talk
only scratch the surface when we talk about these issues the problem is we
about these issues the problem is we
about these issues the problem is we created those that are loud and visible
created those that are loud and visible
created those that are loud and visible and we neglect those discreet
and we neglect those discreet
and we neglect those discreet negotiators most fundamentally and we
negotiators most fundamentally and we
negotiators most fundamentally and we help them doing that social media turns
help them doing that social media turns
help them doing that social media turns our leaders attention away from the
our leaders attention away from the
our leaders attention away from the tedious work of brokering deals to
tedious work of brokering deals to
tedious work of brokering deals to managing their public face and worse by
managing their public face and worse by
managing their public face and worse by doing that they’re basically taking
doing that they’re basically taking
doing that they’re basically taking themselves away from what they’re
themselves away from what they’re
themselves away from what they’re claiming to do namely solving
claiming to do namely solving
claiming to do namely solving international conflicts so my idea is
international conflicts so my idea is
international conflicts so my idea is that we should be able to look under the
that we should be able to look under the
that we should be able to look under the surface to see the rest of the iceberg
surface to see the rest of the iceberg
surface to see the rest of the iceberg so far what we see is basically the tips
so far what we see is basically the tips
so far what we see is basically the tips of the iceberg but often not really the
of the iceberg but often not really the
of the iceberg but often not really the right one you can’t tension to all these
right one you can’t tension to all these
right one you can’t tension to all these Facebook updates everywhere so how are
Facebook updates everywhere so how are
Facebook updates everywhere so how are we going to do that we first have to
we going to do that we first have to
we going to do that we first have to admit that the Paris climate agreement
admit that the Paris climate agreement
admit that the Paris climate agreement the Iran nuclear deal that required
the Iran nuclear deal that required
the Iran nuclear deal that required years and and months and days and very
years and and months and days and very
years and and months and days and very long hours to actually achieve and so
long hours to actually achieve and so
long hours to actually achieve and so digital revolution has helped us follow
digital revolution has helped us follow
digital revolution has helped us follow these events but we will only harvest
these events but we will only harvest
these events but we will only harvest the fruits of the digital revolution if
the fruits of the digital revolution if
the fruits of the digital revolution if we’re able to look behind the scenes to
we’re able to look behind the scenes to
we’re able to look behind the scenes to look at the people the women and men who
look at the people the women and men who
look at the people the women and men who worked night and day to carve out
worked night and day to carve out
worked night and day to carve out compromises and we the public urgently
compromises and we the public urgently
compromises and we the public urgently need to understand what their work means
need to understand what their work means
need to understand what their work means not just for
not just for
not just for your individual interest but for our
your individual interest but for our
your individual interest but for our collective ability to create and
collective ability to create and
collective ability to create and maintain peace unless we go under the
maintain peace unless we go under the
maintain peace unless we go under the surface we simply will not be able to
surface we simply will not be able to
surface we simply will not be able to elect the right people to handle well
elect the right people to handle well
elect the right people to handle well politics and I don’t think I have to
politics and I don’t think I have to
politics and I don’t think I have to remember to mention any names here so we
remember to mention any names here so we
remember to mention any names here so we need citizens that participate actively
need citizens that participate actively
need citizens that participate actively in foreign policy events engaged
in foreign policy events engaged
in foreign policy events engaged critically with social media and I’m not
critically with social media and I’m not
critically with social media and I’m not saying that we should get all the
saying that we should get all the
saying that we should get all the details on every single confidential
details on every single confidential
details on every single confidential material on the negotiation table but we
material on the negotiation table but we
material on the negotiation table but we do need to understand what lies between
do need to understand what lies between
do need to understand what lies between the updates the Instagram and the
the updates the Instagram and the
the updates the Instagram and the Facebook and I ask you when you leave
Facebook and I ask you when you leave
Facebook and I ask you when you leave this room please remember the three
this room please remember the three
this room please remember the three pillars of diplomacy
pillars of diplomacy
pillars of diplomacy please remember that time space and tact
please remember that time space and tact
please remember that time space and tact has so far been crucial to arrive at any
has so far been crucial to arrive at any
has so far been crucial to arrive at any kind of peace deal so if we have active
kind of peace deal so if we have active
kind of peace deal so if we have active citizens participating actively we also
citizens participating actively we also
citizens participating actively we also need these citizens to to demand and to
need these citizens to to demand and to
need these citizens to to demand and to get the bigger picture the bigger
get the bigger picture the bigger
get the bigger picture the bigger picture of what it actually takes to get
picture of what it actually takes to get
picture of what it actually takes to get us into that negotiation room as you do
us into that negotiation room as you do
us into that negotiation room as you do right this moment thank you
right this moment thank you
right this moment thank you [Applause]
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