AI Use Cases for Public Diplomacy

Applying AI to Public Affairs and Strategic Communication
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-00938-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

AI Use Cases for Public Diplomacy reveals how AI is reshaping the landscape of public diplomacy – from audience analysis and strategic messaging to media monitoring, crisis communication, and multilateral coalition-building – and how it can aid diplomats in the contest for hearts and minds.

Every day, embassies monitor narratives, craft messages for divided publics, counter disinformation, respond to crises, and build coalitions across cultural and linguistic divides. These are high-stakes tasks, performed under time pressure, with imperfect information. Now, AI is transforming that challenge. Retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer Dr. Don Kilburg draws on more than two decades of frontline diplomatic experience across five continents. Through ten richly detailed chapters, a consistent narrative framework (the fictional Republic of Z), and nearly two hundred sources, he shows how AI can expand diplomatic reach, sharpen timing, and sustain credibility while confronting the ethical dilemmas head-on.

This book is essential reading for diplomats, embassy staff, politicians, and public communicators who are ready to act on the greatest lesson the AI revolution teaches us: credibility can no longer be faked, only earned.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kilburg, Don

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Unternehmenssoftware
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The Core Cycle 1. Strategic Audience Insight - AI for Knowing and Reaching the Right People 2. Crafting Impactful Messaging with AI 3. Media Monitoring, Disinformation, and Narrative Intelligence 4. Engaging Audiences through Smart Digital Diplomacy Part 2: Strengthening Practice 5. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Program Optimization with AI 6. Crisis Communication in the Age of AI 7. Ethics, Trust, and Responsible AI in Public Diplomacy Part 3: Expanding Impact 8. AI for Cultural and Educational Diplomacy 9. Collaborative Diplomacy - AI for Multilateral Campaigns 10. From Innovation to Integration - A Roadmap for AI-Ready Public Diplomacy

Über Autor(innen)

Don Kilburg is a retired U.S. diplomat, experimental psychologist, and U.S. Army veteran with over 30 years of public service. His Foreign Service career spanned five continents, four languages, and postings from Beijing to the former Soviet Union, including service as Spokesperson for the Bureau of Energy Resources and Press Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. A pioneer of AI adoption at the State Department, his innovations earned him multiple Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards. He is the author of AI Use Cases for Diplomats (Routledge, 2025) and Founder & CEO of Mind Leap Institute.