The Need for Civility in Public Diplomacy
uscpublicdiplomacy.org, July 15, 2015image fromPD News headlines this week acknowledged the importance of civility, cooperation and intercultural communications in both addressing global challenges and...
View ArticleNote to the Media: Secretary Clinton and President G.W. Bush Agree to Go on a...
[The below also appeared at]Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President George W. Bush have agreed to go on a worldwide speaking tour. Judging by their previous appearances, their...
View ArticleArt in Embassies, US Department of State: America's National Parks in Moscow
from: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-in-Embassies-US-Department-of-State/192680544079956via HS on FacebookLeft: Wilson Hurley, Zoraster Temple from Maricopa Point, undated, Oil on canvas, Courtesy...
View Article"Hearts and Minds": Ten Questions for the President
Author: Donald M. Bishop, publicdiplomacycouncil.org, Monday, July 13th 2015image from entryPresident Obama’s recent statement that the United States will deploy all the elements of U.S. national power...
View ArticleThe U.S.-China Relationship: Holding Together Through Public Diplomacy
Jian (Jay) Wang, uscpublicdiplomacy.orgJul 13, 2015The relationship between the United States and China is arguably the most consequential bilateral relationship of our times for both countries and...
View ArticleFor a Better Propaganda Machine, Look Beyond Government
adage.comBy Rance Crain. Published on July 13, 2015.Crain image from articleIf the U.S. government can't prevent the Chinese from hacking into the personal records of federal workers, why do we think...
View ArticleNo Pan-Africanism without Enhanced Ethiopianism
addisfortune.netimage fromThe year 2015 marks Ethiopia’s diplomatic success in the battle for hearts and minds. Public diplomacy has radiated the concept, agenda and vision of the Ethiopian Renaissance...
View ArticleWar, Lies, and Videotape: Public Diplomacy and the USA’s War on Terrorism
sdi.sagepub.comimage fromPeter van HamNetherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’, The Hague, pvham@clingendael.nlAbstractThis article [date not cited in entry - JB] argues that the...
View ArticleTo Deliver Soft Power, Digital Diplomats Need to Move Beyond Platforms
Jimmy Leach, huffingtonpost.comuncaptioned image from articleIt feels like generations ago. It felt like a time of great promise when digital gunslingers were going to take the stuffy world of...
View ArticleHillary Clinton endorses nuclear deal
Michael Crowley, politico.comThe success of the accord may now rest with the former secretary of state and Democratic frontrunner, who has long been more hawkish on Iran than Obama.image...
View ArticleIntroducing CPD's Video Series from Expo Milan 2015
uscpublicdiplomacy.orgimage from, with caption: Expo Milano USA PavilionJul 14, 2015This week, CPD launches a two-month series on Expo Milan 2015, titled "Branding Nations at the Milan Expo." A...
View ArticleTo defeat BDS, enlist Israeli Americans
Adam Milstein, jewishjournal.comimage from entryExtract:In the face of an anti-Semitic enemy committed to the destruction of Israel — and willing to play dirty — what is the best way to respond? Many...
View ArticleCelebrating Artists with Disabilities - Art in Embassies Accepts Quilt from...
state.govimage fromMedia NoteOffice of the SpokespersonWashington, DCJuly 14, 2015Art in Embassies is pleased to announce its acceptance of the 40 Days Around The World Quilt, a unique work of art...
View ArticleIsraeli Prime Minister, Politicians Slam Nuke Deal
Joanna Paraszczuk, rferl.orgBennett image fromExtract:Education Minister Naftali Bennett of the far-right Jewish Home party tweeted that a "terror nuclear superpower" had been born. "Israel will...
View ArticleAfter Greek deal, Germany is once again seen as Europe’s villain
theconversation.comimage from article, with caption: Broken halo. Jens WolfExtract:The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and her team of negotiators seem to have pulled it off once again. Or so it...
View ArticleDean bids adieu to German, Danish, Polish envoys
nation.com.pkSorenson image fromExtract:Danish Ambassador Jesper Mollen Sorenson has revolutionised the relations between Pakistan and Denmark. There were some misunderstandings between the two people...
View ArticleIt hardly came as a surprise that Regev was roundly booed when she mounted...
jpost.comimage fromExtract: THE NAME George Deek may not mean much to a lot of Israelis, but the man behind the name is a very important and extremely influential person who has made an impact on...
View ArticleWelcome to the University of Haifa
haifauni.mreshet.co.ilimage fromExtract:Situated at the top of the Carmel Mountain, amidst the Carmel National Forest, with breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea and the Galilee, the University...
View ArticleDigital Diplomacy & Social Capital: Analysing Relational Components of Trust...
Anthony S. Deos, University of Otagoimage fromAbstractFor diplomatic relations, the ability to influence through attraction, or soft power,rather than hard power is preferable in the interconnected...
View ArticleTHE ROLE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS IN...
allthesisonline.comimage fromBryan R. Freeman, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOLAbstractOrganizing for and conducting effective public affairs (PA), public diplomacy (PD), and psychological operations (PSYOPS)...
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