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Efforts to counter IS propaganda bear fruit, experts say
Laurent Barthelemy, timesofisrael.comImage from article, with caption: Illustrative image of jihadists from the Caucasus seen in a video posted on Facebook. (screen capture: YouTube)US military,...
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Pakistan and the US: the uneasy relationship
dailytimes.com.pkimage from articleRecently, Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani gave a strong statement regarding the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and the United States while chairing a...
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WhatsApp: Bridging Communication Gaps
uscpublicdiplomacy.orguncaptioned image from entryMay 14, 2016WhatsApp is a mobile messaging platform that uses the internet to place calls and send messages to people around the world. This app...
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Obama’s Foreign Policy Legacy: Chaos and LGBT
Wendy Wright, catholiccitizens.orimage (not from article) fromExcerpt:As President Obama nears the end of his term his foreign policy remains indecipherable even to experts. His reticence in foreign...
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Yo Nepal ho!
myrepublica.comuncaptioned image from articleBeijing has begun to practice what can perhaps be termed the "Offer Diplomacy" even with its neighboring countries: Buy one, get one free; and buy now, pay...
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Digital Diplomacy: Social Media and Data Collection as a Bridge to Cultural...
Katherine Hess, takefiveblog.orgIn The Federalist Papers, No. 10, James Madison lays out the framework of the United States based on the idea of information and communication costs. His idea is very...
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Foreign envoys read out fairytales to kids
koreatimes.co.krPolish Ambassador to Korea Krzysztof Majaka, left, reads out a Polish version of "The Little Prince" to parents and their chilren during a program "Book Reading for Children by...
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Sudanese officials welcome German civil society groups
Sudan TribuneMay 15, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese officials Sunday have welcomed a visit of German civil society groups to Khartoum and expressed satisfaction over the continued development of relations...
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Through the Looking Glass With Ben Rhodes
David Samuels, May 13, 2016, New York Times; on the Rhodes-Samuels controversy, see.Rhodes image fromExcerpt:I think Ben Rhodes [Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications for U.S....
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Ethiopia: Ethio-Sudanese Relations - Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Editorial, allafrica.comimage fromRecently, the Sudanese Public Diplomacy Delegation comprised of more than 70 members drawn from parliamentarians, academia, women, youth, and artists was honoured with...
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Article 19
John Gilroy, federalnewsradio.comPickens image from articleToday’s interview is with Rusty Pickens, senior advisor for Digital Platforms for Public Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State. Pickens is...
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Making Israel Sexy: New Instagram Account Features Hot Dudes Eating Hummus
Deborah Danan, Breitbart News; see also.TEL AVIV – HotDudesAndHummus is an Instagram account featuring, you guessed it, hot (Israeli) dudes eating hummus. The account was created by a group of Israeli...
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Is Israel's opposition leader siding with Bibi against French initiative?
Akiva Eldar, al-monitor.comImage from article, with caption: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault during a meeting at the prime...
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Jamala's Eurovision Win Will Counter Putin's Lies
Kateryna Smaglyi, NewsweekImage from article, with caption: Ukraine's Jamala performs at New Wave, an international song contest, in Jurmala, Latvia, on August 1, 2009. The author writes that Jamala's...
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YouTube Taking Down Millions of Terrorist Videos
Asharq Al-awsat (blog)Image from article, with caption: A video released by ISIS’s official site claims to show ISIS recruits marching in an unknown location. AFPWashington - At a time when the...
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Washington wages social media war on Daesh
Middle East MonitorImage from article, with caption: File photo of Daesh rebelsThe American administration has started a war on Daesh in cooperation with social media giants Twitter, Facebook and...
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Book review/articles over the years by the Public Diplomacy Press and Blog...
Letter of ResignationBrown, John4/2003The Purposes and Cross-Purposes of American Public DiplomacyBrown, John8/2002Options for InfluenceBrown, John11/2008Islamic Extremism and the War of IdeasBrown,...
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Discount Time: Russian Students to Get ‘Youth Card’ by Fall 2016
sputniknews.comimage from articleA Russian analogue of the European Youth Card along with a corresponding mobile app is expected to be released later this year.The owners of the card would be able to...
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IEA’s national controversy: Mahama vrs. Akufo-Addo - Part 1
ghanaweb.comimage fromExcerpt:It has widely been reported in the media that the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is considering a proposal to organize and even moderate a separate presidential...
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China in Pan-African News Magazines
USC Center on Public DiplomacyImage from entry, with caption: Photo by the Government of ZimbabweMay 17, 2016In light of the rapidly growing relationship between China and Africa, Dr. Tokunbo Ojo of...
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