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Saudi Arabia’s big absence
Jamal Khashoggi, english.alarabiya.netimage fromExtract:Let us admit that we do not have an organized and effective Saudi lobbying system. What is painful is that after complaining about the Zionist...
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Korean professionals to study in U.K. through Chevening Scholarships
koreaherald.comImage from article, with caption: The 2015 Chevening Scholars pose with British Ambassador Charles Hay (center) at a reception marking their departure at the ambassador’s residence in...
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Insight: Muhammadiyah and Indonesia’s international identity
Rizal Sukma, thejakartapost.comimage fromExtract:This week, Muhammadiyah, the oldest and second-largest Muslim organization in Indonesia, will hold its 47th congress in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The...
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The Battle Over BDS
L. MICHAEL HAGER, counterpunch.orgimage fromExtract:While Netanyahu’s agents lobby Congress in an all out effort to overturn the Iran nuclear deal, Israeli strategists have opened a second front: an...
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How Public Diplomacy Can Enhance Turkey-NATO Relations
Senem Cevik, uscpublicdiplomacy.orgimage fromExtract:I was in Istanbul recently to give a talk at a forum on Turkish public diplomacy co-hosted by NATO and Bahçeşehir University Centre for Security...
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Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
Four big problems with the Obama administration’s plan for countering violent extremism.image fromKim Ghattas, foreignpolicy.comExtract:I recently returned from the Aspen Security Forum, which was...
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Iran nuclear deal - what is the alternative?
Sam Kermanian, jewishjournal.com: image fromExtract:[T]he well intentioned Obama administration refused to listen to anyone, who among other things, warned that it should not start negotiating before...
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Culture Division Set to Switch Ministries, Stoking Fears of Political...
The move would save the Foreign Ministry $2.4 million in 2016, but some artists fear the long arm of the Culture Ministry.image fromYair Ashkenazi, haaretz.com [subscription:] The Foreign Ministry’s...
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Don't forget two-way street of exchange programs
telegram.comimage fromThe Sunday, May 31, Business Matters section story on Massachusetts high schools hosting global students focused on those paying tuition to public schools. While they bring...
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From Hong Kong, a movie about fame and desire
Celia Wren, washingtonpost.comImage from article, with caption: A woman plays the dan bau, a single-stringed instrument whose sound is said to reveal “the soul of the Vietnamese people.”...
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The Art and Culture of Diplomacy
uscpublicdiplomacy.orgThe Art and Culture of DiplomacyNews stories about cultural diplomacy took center stage in this week's PD news coverage. From international art exhibits in China and Israel, to...
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Pacific Islands Society Seeks Mentors for 2016-2017 Pacific Security Scholars...
Press release, pr.comimage fromLeading non-profit seeks experienced professionals in public diplomacy, security, and development to participate in unique mentorship program for next generation...
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Thailand gets new US envoy
nationmultimedia.comimage fromExtractTHE UNITED STATES Senate has approved the appointment of Glyn Davies as the new ambassador to Thailand, giving him a full mandate to lead the US mission in the...
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Strict order: Post-post-nationalist Germany
economist.comEurope fears German nationalism. Germany says it is simply enforcing the rulesimage from articleExtract:America, as a superpower, may be used to foreign scrutiny. But the rise of...
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The Second Forum on Public Diplomacy to school in Guangxi, China Congress
goodinews.comImage from article, with caption:Vice Chairman of China Association for Public Diplomacy, International Advisory Committee Zhang Jiuhuan Chahar Society members to speak at the forum Since...
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Ke Yinbin: How to go enterprises to enhance their public image
goodinews.comimage from article, with caption: Chahar Auditorium site Ke Yinbin the Secretary-General on issues of concern to multinational corporations and elites to communicate, to explore the...
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Quotable: Leon Aron on "Putinformation"
Donald M. Bishop, publicdiplomacycouncil.orgAron image from articleExtract:In an important essay published by the American Enterprise Institute, Leon Aron, Resident Scholar and Director of Russian...
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Quotable: Soviet testimony to the awesomeness of Public Diplomacy in the Cold...
Donald M. Bishop, publicdiplomacycouncil.orgimage from articleIn the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the Soviet Union published a journal, Soviet Military Review, aimed at English-reading military audiences...
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Ethiopia: President Bids Farewell to Outgoing Egyptian Ambassador
Robel Yohannes, allafrica.comimage fromExtract:Egyptian Ambassador Mohammed Idris taking leave of [Ethipian] President Mulatu ... The ambassador ... mentioned the recent exchange of visits that took...
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Israel, Public Diplomacy, and the Iran Agreement
Philip Seib, uscpublicdiplomacy.orgAug 8, 2015image fromSince the founding of modern Israel in 1948, no country has been more resolute in its protective friendship than the United States. On occasion,...
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