Westminster Hall debate on diplomacy and the internet
22 December 2010 (updated on 22 December 2010)
Joseph Johnson, Conservative MP for Orpington, moved a debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 21 December 2010 on the subject of the effects of internet technologies on diplomacy.
- Video and Audio: Internet (Diplomacy)
- Commons Hansard: Internet (Diplomacy)
- Topics: Science and Technology
- Parliamentary news: Debate on internet and privacy 28 October 2010
With reference to the Wikileaks website and the thousands of cables it published, the debate aimed to open a discussion on implications for the future of diplomacy.
Westminster Hall debates
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