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Notice of Meeting: U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
state.govMedia NoteOffice of the SpokespersonWashington, DCSeptember 16, 2015Share on facebookShare on twitterThe U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will meet in open session in Room 902 of...
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Lies, lies he shall pursue
Nadav Shragai, israelhayom.comimage fromExcerpt:Hearing what Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says is unbelievable; reading reports of his remarks causes you to rub your eyes. Israel is...
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Midwest US house showcasing Sino-US friendship open to visitors
wantchinatimes.comXinhua 2015-09-18 16:38 (GMT+8)Xi Jinping, center, during his visit to Iowa in 1985. (Internet photo)A white bungalow in Muscatine, a small town in the US state of Iowa, which was...
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Turning over a new leaf?
Shlomo Cesana, israelhayom.comThe Iranian nuclear agreement is a done deal, and the global community has turned its attention to more pressing issues, such as radical Islam, the Syrian civil war, and...
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Social media and the civil uprising
Sukumar Muralidharan, thehindubusinessline.comCheck republic: Internet messaging on mobile phones was shut down in parts of Gujarat after a spate of violence triggered by the agitation led by Hardik...
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ABU Honours Prof Onwueme
Chika Okeke, leadership.ngimage fromExcerpt:Recently, playwrights, writers, and the international community converged at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, to honour an erudite University of...
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Kremlin Is Losing the Information War (Op-Ed)
themoscowtimes.comBy Maria SnegovayaSep. 17 2015 19:28Last edited 19:28Pro-Kremlin media have bombarded the world with reports of fascists, crucified children and beheaded pro-Russian militiamen...
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How the Photo of Aylan Kurdi Proves Public Diplomacy Works
Di Wu, uscpublicdiplomacy.orgimage from articleSep 17, 2015Over the last few weeks, media all over the world have put the spotlight on the photograph of a three-year-old Syrian boy’s body at a Turkish...
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Quotable: The “battle of ideas” in the September 16 Republican Debate
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgThursday, September 17th 2015One contender for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination mentioned the “battle of ideas” during the debate on September 16, 2015....
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China’s role in Myanmar: Hungry dragon or cuddly panda?
Ann Wang and Alex Bookbinder, frontiermyanmar.netA Chinese military choir in position ahead of a huge military parade in Beijing on September 3 to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan and...
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Quotable: James Stavridis on smart power in the global marketplace of ideas
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgFriday, September 18th 2015“We are very good at launching missiles – we must improve at launching ideas,” testified retired Admiral James Stavridis, now Dean of the Fletcher...
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BBC Russian Wants to Expand, But It's Not So Easy
Kim Andrew Elliott, uscpublicdiplomacy.orgimage from entrySep 18, 2015The BBC, as part of its 2015 Charter Review document, announced proposals to “invest” in BBC World Service. This includes a desire...
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A diplomatic balancing act for Turnbull
PETER CAI, businessspectator.comImage from, with caption: The latest edition of GQ magazine featuring Communications Minister Malcolm TurnbullExcerpt:A month before Malcolm Turnbull challenged Tony...
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Review of The WikiLeaks Files: the world according to US empire
September 18, 2015Alison Broinowski, smh.com.auImage from article: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Photo: Mark ChewExcerpt:THE WIKILEAKS FILES: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO US EMPIREWith an introduction by...
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Media and the Public Diplomacy Landscape
uscpublicdiplomacy.orgimage from entrySep 18, 2015What is the relationship between media, message and public diplomacy? PD News headlines this week showcased how state and non-state actors alike use...
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PSC783, Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, Part IV Olga Zatepilina (slide...
slideplayer.comimage fromPresentation on theme: "PSC783, Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, Part IV Olga Zatepilina." — Presentation transcript:Slide 1PSC783, Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, Part IV...
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Quotable: Dr. Ben Carson on “relentless ideological and information warfare”
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgFriday, September 18th 2015“President Obama needs new ideas, new leadership in the intelligence community and a plan of action that will produce results quickly, to blunt the...
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The AK Party and the ‘Erdoğan effect'
Sadık Ünay, dailysabah.comErdoğan image fromExcerpt:Retrospectively, [Turkish president Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan [see] has always been a towering figure within the culturally conservative social forces in...
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Closing the American Center in Moscow closes a door for America
Sep 20, 2015 Ivan Tsvetkov, russia-direct.orgThe closure of the American Center in Moscow is just the latest step taken by the Kremlin to crack down on U.S. public diplomacy initiatives within Russia...
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A Facebook comment on the American Center in Moscow (slightly edited)
image fromJohn Brown I'll never forget many moments at the American Center run by one of the best U.S. cultural ambassadors that I ever had the privilege to work with while in Moscow as Cultural...
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