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US, UAE launch digital communications center in Abu Dhabi focused on...
usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/07/08/us-uae-launch-anti-is-online-messaging-center-in-abu-dhabiFILE - In this Wednesday Jan. 14, 2015 file photo, a man takes a photo with his mobile phone as...
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Surviving Al-Jazeera and Other Public Calamities
afsa.orgDeconstructing the uproar over a controversial Al-Jazeera interview, the author offers insight into the challenges of public diplomacy.BY ALBERTO M. FERNANDEZU.S. Chargé d’Affaires Alberto...
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10 Years of Place Branding and Public Diplomacy Research
The Place Brand Observer / 1 day agoIn the current edition of the Place Branding and Public Diplomacy journal, co-editor Robert Govers shared some interesting insights into which articles have been the...
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US, UAE Launch Center to Counter Islamic State Message
voanews.comFILE - President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the...
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State Department's TechCamps Provide Strategic Digital Tools for Journalists,...
Sarah Granger, huffingtonpost.comimage fromI first visited the quaint Eastern European city of Riga, Latvia in the summer of 1989. Nestled between the Baltic Sea, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus and...
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End the siege: Remembering the 2014 Gaza massacre
BRIAN CAMPBELL, rabble.caimage fromExtract:Israel's response to the growing international outrage over its illegal occupation and settlements is to deny there is a problem and to attack its critics as...
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Q&A with CPD: Kristin Lord
uscpublicdiplomacy.orgJul 8, 2015Kristin M. Lord has had a long and varied career fostering international relations in the arenas of science and technology, international health, education and conflict...
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Chinese embassy in London launches social media platforms
globalpost.comLONDON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese embassy in London launched its Wechat and Facebook accounts on Wednesday, in an effort to improve consular services and strengthen China-Britain...
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Military Soft Power: Public Diplomacy through Military Educational Exchanges...
amazon.comimage fromThe military has long been associated with hard power, yet it is engaged in public diplomacy as it represents the U.S. abroad and facilitates the diffusion of ideas. Military Soft...
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Quotable: President Obama on "this larger battle for hearts and minds"
Donald M. Bishop, publicdiplomacycouncil.orgWednesday, July 8th 2015In comments at the Pentagon on July 6, 2015, President Obama addressed "progress in the fight against ISIL." The President said "our...
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U.S., UAE take on ISIS in ‘information war’
By Asma Ajroudi | Al Arabiya News Wednesday, 8 July 2015Counter-terrorism experts have long warned against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) sophisticated use of social media in minting...
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Situation Report
foreignpolicy.com, July 9Extract:The U.S. will be working with the United Arab Emirates in order to counter Islamic State’s much talked about messaging prowess online through a new outlet in the UAE....
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The Limits of Chinese Soft Power
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., project-syndicate.orgCAMBRIDGE – China has been making major efforts to increase its ability to influence other countries without force or coercion. In 2007, then-President Hu...
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Israel’s army of spin-doctors is doomed to defeat
image fromJonathan Cook, scoop.co.nzThe Israeli government believes it is locked in an epic struggle to save Israel from the growing movement calling for an international boycott. Prime minister...
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Why is NIAC Lobbying to Lift Ban on Iranian Arms Trade?
Michael Rubin, commentarymagazine.comExtract:image (without caption) from Earlier this month, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) announced the formal creation of a lobby organization called...
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Blog: Actions Speak Louder Than China's $10B Global Propaganda Effort
Kevin McCauley, odwyerpr.comFri., Jul. 10, 2015Blog: Actions Speak Louder Than China's $10B Global Propaganda EffortBy Kevin McCauley China wastes an estimated $10B a year for its global propaganda...
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Iran Opens Campaign to Lay Blame on U.S. if Nuclear Talks Fail
By THOMAS ERDBRINK, nytimes.com, JULY 10, 2015image fromTEHRAN — As nuclear negotiations in Vienna grind on through deadline afterdeadline, Iranian officials have begun a public campaign to blame the...
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MH-17: Politics over The Truth
By Boris Djuric, newswire.net, July 10, 2015image fromThe MH-17 case "slips into propaganda fog," according to investigative reporter Robert Parry who followed the tragedy from the...
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Israel is no longer a non-partisan issue
Ted Belman, canadafreepress.comExtract:Netanyahu does not reject Obama because of the color of his skin but because his policies are so inimical to Israel. ...No issue is more critical for Israel right...
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Isolate or Engage: Adversarial States, US Foreign Policy, and Public...
From Amazon; see also Google Booksimage from AmazonThe U.S. government has essentially two choices when dealing with adversarial states—isolate them or engage them. Isolate or Engages ystematically...
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