{"slug": "leveraging-smart-power-in-age-of-ai", "title": "Leveraging smart power in age of AI", "summary": "Diplomacy, a centuries-old tool for state and private negotiations, is undergoing profound transformation in the age of artificial intelligence, as traditional practices prove insufficient for the rapidly evolving AI era. The shift from digital to AI-driven global dynamics demands new diplomatic approaches to manage stability, cooperation, and conflict prevention.", "body_md": "Diplomacy has long been an essential instrument for conducting negotiations and managing relations, both among states and among private actors, even back in the Middle Ages. Today, diplomacy has evolved into the fundamental art of communication and negotiation among states, as well as among public and private groups. In times of peace, it contributes to the consolidation of stability and cooperation; in times of war, it plays a crucial role in preventing escalation and facilitating the restoration of peace. Diplomacy can be broadly categorized into several forms. State diplomacy manages a country's official foreign affairs; public diplomacy advances the interests and values of public and private groups through engagement with foreign publics; and personal diplomacy serves the interests of individual rulers, monarchs or authoritarian leaders. In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), however, the role of diplomacy is undergoing profound change. Traditional diplomatic practices are no longer sufficient in a world that has rapidly moved beyond the digital age into the AI era. The unpre", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/leveraging-smart-power-in-age-of-ai", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20260630/leveraging-smart-power-in-age-of-ai?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-06-30 03:22:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 03:22:13.987130+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy"], "entities": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/leveraging-smart-power-in-age-of-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/leveraging-smart-power-in-age-of-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/leveraging-smart-power-in-age-of-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/leveraging-smart-power-in-age-of-ai.jsonld"}}