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Quotable: Yevhen Fedchenko on the Soviet influence on Russian propaganda
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgImage (not from entry) from, under the title "Russian Propaganda"Wednesday, March 23rd 2016“Russian occupation of Crimea and the war against Ukraine in Donbas demonstrated the...
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Public Diplomacy Council Fellowship
scholarships.comPUBLIC DIPLOMACY COUNCIL FELLOWSHIPimage (not from entry) fromWebsite Addresshttp://www.american.edu/soc/resources/fellowships....ContactGraduate Admissions OfficeAddressSchool of...
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VOA as a tool of U.S. public diplomacy (video)
image (not from entry) fromrivasfutbolclub.comThe director of the Voice of America, David Ensor, talks about VOA as a tool of U.S. public diplomacy, the line between journalism and propaganda.
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Op-Ed: How to waste Israeli taxpayer money
Judith Bergman, israelnationalnews.comBergman image from articleThe Foreign Ministry, in its present form and with its present staff, is a bloated, bureaucratic giant, which has forgotten what it was...
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Public Diplomacy: Networked Engagement -- Quick notes on the Talk/Discussion...
Barzun image fromBarzun spoke on the topic for about 50 minutes. Some 70-90 people in attendance, students and faculty. Media not visibly present. Nothing about the presentation being "off the record."...
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Quotable: Jay Nordlinger’s interview with George W. Bush
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgWednesday, March 23rd 2016Jay Nordlinger of National Review wrote five “impromptus” after visiting former President George W. Bush in Texas. They appeared as five articles...
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Connecting the Dots: USC Annenberg Holds Its First Institute in Internet...
annenberg.usc.eduImage from entry, with caption: Group photo of the participants and organizers of the the first USC Annenberg Spring Institute on Internet Diplomacy. Courtesy of Seth HancockMAR. 23,...
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Obama’s Legacy Will Be Marked by His Silence on Human Rights in Cuba
Ana Quintana, dailysignal.comImage from article, with caption: It is now clear that there is nothing that the Cuban regime can do to draw Obama’s criticism. Back in 2015, long before his trip was...
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#FREAKOUTFRIDAY: OH, NO! GMOS!
spectator.orgimage (not from article) fromExcerpt:Vermont’s stupid GMO law [Genetically Modified Organism] will cost Coloradoans, and Californians and folks living in the panhandle of Florida. The...
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Was There Another Way With Cuba?
Uri Friedman, theatlantic.comuncaptioned image from articleThere’s something strange about the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s recent visit to Cuba: It’s largely revolved around whether the...
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Rolling Stones Ready To Rock In Cuba
miami.cbslocal.com [includes video]image fromMIAMI (CBS Miami) — The day has come for the Rolling Stones historic concert in Cuba.The legendary group is the first major international rock group to...
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An Easter Message on Building Walls or Opening Tombs
Rev. William Alberts, counterpunch.orgimage (not from article) fromExcerpt:The Republican candidate who would be president is “calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United...
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Quotable: Robert Reilly on Public Diplomacy and Information Operations (I) --...
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgFriday, March 25th 2016“From my experiences in the Cold War and since 9/11, I have formulated a few brief principles for the conduct of wars of ideas. First, do not go into a...
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Schieffer Series: Public Diplomacy in the Digital Age (video)
video atimage fromThe Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and TCU Schieffer School of Journalism hosted a session of: The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues Presented by United...
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A New Era in U.S.-Cuba Public Diplomacy
uscpublicdiplomacy.orgMar 25, 2016Headlines in this week's PD News roundup followed U.S. President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Cuba. Obama’s trip marked the first time in nearly 100 years that a...
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[guest post] Evaluating public participation in diplomacy - part two
diplomacy.eduimage (not from article) fromThe complexity of international relations has forced states to change how they conduct diplomacy institutionally. There has been growing debate about the...
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Avoiding Misinformation About Disinformation
uscpublicdiplomacy.orguncaptioned image from articleMar 24, 2016U.S. Senators Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, and Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, have introduced the "Countering Foreign...
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Indian analyst urges US to use secret diplomacy in harnessing Delhi to...
By K. Ratnayake, wsws.orgimage (not from article) fromExcerpt:A well-known Indian military-strategic analyst has criticised the very public manner in which Washington is pressing for India to act as a...
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Eritrean Minister of Education introduced to Finnish education
geeskaafrika.comHelsinki (HAN) March 24. 2016. Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. The Eritrean Minister of Education, Semere Russom, and his delegation visited Finland this week at the...
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The key to dealing with terrorism? Assuming it won’t go away
Dan Peleschuk, globalpost.comImage from article, with caption: A street memorial at the Place de la Bourse to victims of this week's bomb attack in Brussels, Belgium.Excerpt:[F]or the authorities,...
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