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Quotable: Anna Bekele on Boko Haram and Islam
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgFriday, March 4th 2016Westminster Institute“The solution to the Boko Haram problem should be sought in understanding the ethnic, socio-political, and ideological components of...
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Quotable: Reuters on a changed U.S. strategy against online extremism
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgSaturday, March 5th 2016“The U.S. government, acknowledging its limited success in combating Islamic extremist messaging, is recruiting tech companies, community organizations...
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A New Era in U.S. International Broadcasting?
publicdiplomacycouncil.org; via LJB by emailImage (not from article) from, with statement: "Error VS Era pronunciation comparison tutorial"Friday, March 4th 2016“It’s a whirlwind of positive change.”...
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Yearlong Ben Gurion Airport exhibit celebrates Israeli innovation
JNS.orgImage from article, with caption: Production of the Copaxone drug, a revolutionary treatment for multiple sclerosis, by Israel's Teva Pharmaceuticals. Copaxone is among the Israeli innovations...
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Press Releases: Notice of Meeting: US Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
Newsroom Americaimage fromNotice of Meeting: U.S. Advisory Commission on Public DiplomacyMedia NoteOffice of the SpokespersonWashington, DCMarch 7, 2016The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy...
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When Soft Power Turns Hard: Miss World, Coercion and China’s Cultural Diplomacy
Caylan Ford, e-ir.infoUncaptioned image from article by Quinn DombrowskiOver the last decade, the promotion of “soft power” has become a major preoccupation for the government of the People’s Republic...
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The Parallels & Paradoxes of Anti-Terrorism Communication
R.S. Zaharna, uscpublicdiplomacy.orguncaptioned image from articleMar 1, 2016This past week saw the debut of yet another initiative on countering violent extremism. The launch of the “Commission on...
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February Blog Roundup: The Top 5
USC Center on Public DiplomacyFebruary Blog Roundup: The Top 5Mar 1, 2016February might be the shortest month of the year, but it was jam-packed with great posts to the CPD Blog. Here are the top 5: 5)...
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Adam Clayton Powell III Ron Nixon (talking) and Dan Whitman at this...
Adam Clayton Powell III updated his cover photo.4 hrs · LikeLikeLoveHahaWowSadAngryCommentShare...hersCommentsAdam Clayton Powell III Ron Nixon (talking) and Dan Whitman at this afternoon's USC / PDC...
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A Foreign Service Life Dedicated to an Invaluable While Regrettably...
Robert Gosende, American Diplomacyimage fromGloria Irene (Wasielewski) Kreisher: English Language Teaching Officer Extraordinaire and the English Teaching Officer Profession at the Department of...
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New PD Interest Group Established
Alina Dolea, uscpublicdiplomacy.orgimage (not from entry) fromMar 7, 2016In January 2016, the board of the International Communication Association (ICA) approved the formation of a Public Diplomacy...
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What's "In the Works" for Naren Chitty?
uscpublicdiplomacy.orgimage (not from entry) fromMar 7, 2016Professor Naren J. Chitty A.M. is Foundation Chair in International Communication in the Department of Media, Music, Communication, and...
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Chinese bloggers seek to promote people-to-people ties with S. Korea
english.yonhapnews.co.krimage fromBEIJING, March 8 (Yonhap) -- A total of 104 Chinese bloggers were assigned by the South Korean Embassy in Beijing on Tuesday to promote people-to-people ties with...
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Netanyahu: Gulf States' decision to blacklist Hezbollah a sign of improving...
Lahav Harkov, Ariel Ben Solomon, Jerusalem PostNetanyahu image from articleExcerpt:Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday praised the Gulf states that declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization ....
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Don't Miss Out
via USC Center on Public Diplomacy by email Don't Miss Out: Summer Institute, July 10-22, Los Angeles [JB yellow highlights]Now in its 11th year, CPD's Summer Institute has been the go-to professional...
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Quotable: Theresa Ford on words and language to defeat Daesh
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgimage (not from article) from“Bombs and bullets alone cannot defeat Daesh. To defeat these terrorists, we must engage them in the domain of deen [faith] where they maintain...
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Overseas views on NPC & CPPCC: Tajikistan Chinese businessman advises on...
Han Dongqi (pictured above), vice president of China Association for international cultural exchanges with overseas Chinese, president of the Overseas Chinese Association in Tajikistan,...
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Central University of Odisha organises a Special Lecture on 'Media and Public...
orissadiary.comReport by Odisha Diary bureau, Sunabeda: “Dealing with media is just like riding a tiger; you have to keep on with it. But once you fall you are under the mercy of the tiger”, said Malay...
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The Hyperlinks of Hybrid Warfare: Social Media Meets Extremism
huffingtonpost.comBLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGESThis piece is co-written by Leon G. Shahabian and Tara SonenshineFinally, the United States is coming to terms with a central reality about terrorism: much...
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Q&A With Brian Myers
Image from article: A man sits under a propaganda banner in Pyongyang, North Korea, Aug. 23, 2015.Brian Padden, voanews.comMarch 09, 2016 3:12 AMExcerpt:SEOUL—With Kim Jong Un saying his country has a...
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