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Rules of Access -- American Center Moscow
image from (and not related to American Center Moscow)amc.ruWe’re excited to announce that the American Center Moscow has a new home at the U.S. Embassy! Our new address is:American CenterU.S. Embassy,...
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If the price of oil stays below $50 a barrel for 5 years, Saudis may run out...
Cory Doctorow, boingboing.netimage from articleExcerpt:If oil stays below $50 a barrel for five years, the Saudis' cash reserve will be exhausted, and with it will also go the social stability that...
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DFAT guardians of style defend Julie Bishop's fashion diplomacy
Henry Belot, canberratimes.com.auDefender of Australian fashion: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Photo: Alex EllinghausenSenior Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials have defended the use of...
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China urges Japan to face history ahead of 3-way summit
english.yonhapnews.co.krimage fromBEIJING, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Japan on Tuesday to face up to history and learn lessons from its wartime aggression, ahead of...
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American Center Moscow -- a distinguished FSO remembers (posted with his kind...
Image fromYale Richmond5:51 PM (7 hours ago)to amcenter, meHere is some history of the American Center Moscow.We had such a center in the Embassy when I served there as Counselor for Press and...
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Reigniting the Flames of Kashmir Struggle
Zahabia Khozema, pakistankakhudahafiz.comuncaptioned image from articleExcerptIn order to internationally revive the Kashmir question, Pakistan is on the road to use public diplomacy to influence Think...
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Moscow-based commentator Mark Teeter on the Nixon-Khrushchev "kitchen debate"...
Mark H. Teeter shared Moscow TV Tonite's post.6 hrs · Edited · TONITE’S BEST BET: If You Can’t Stand the Heat…Рассекреченная история: Кухонные дебаты на высшем уровне/Declassified History: A Kitchen...
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Netanyahu’s narrative: how the Israeli PM is rewriting history to suit himself
Yoav Galai, theconversation.comImage from, with caption: Modern King David: VERY HANDSOME young Benjamin Netanyahu the day he enlisted in the IDF in 1967. He trained as a combat soldier and became a...
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Alma College Model UN team helps organize conference in India
ourmidland.comimage from entryFor the third year in a row, Alma College’s Model United Nations team received a U.S. State Department grant to assist in organizing and directing the Presidium-Alma Model...
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Netanyahu Seeks Redemption for His European Soul
Carolina Landsmann, haaretz.comAt least he's trying to. But the Arabs are evil in the prime minister's eyes, while the Jews and the Europeans are like-minded, despite the Holocaust.Image from article,...
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Lessons in public diplomacy
g7g20.comThe Turkish presidency is maintaining the standard set by Australia for public diplomacy, leveraging dialogue opportunities and sourcing meaningful input from outreach groups, write Caitlin...
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Public Diplomacy: A Way Forward for South Asia
Shah Meer, thediplomat.comAn initiative by the Swedish Institute is having a profound impact on its participants.Image from article, with caption: The India-Pakistan Wagah Border Closing Ceremony. The...
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Lutyens Media mischief over Fulbright-Nehru Scholarships
Shradha Singh, niticentral.comimage from articleIn what can be termed as utter careless and impetuous reporting by a few media houses, a legacy war was kicked up falsely by the media over alleged...
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Report: Diplomacy in the Digital Age
image fromBrian Hocking and Jan Melissen, clingendael.nl. See also.TopicsDiplomacy and Foreign Affairs, Public Diplomacy, Futures for Diplomacy, FuturesDIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRSDigitalization is...
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Women, Peace and Security: NATO’s New PD Push
uscpublicdiplomacy.orgimage from entryCPD Conversations in Public DiplomacyNATO’s “Building Integrity” program and its support for the 2007 UN Resolution on Women, Peace and Security are both critical...
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In defence of Garba Shehu
Chukwudi Enekwechi, theeagleonline.com.ngShehu image fromExcerpt:To many Nigerians, that Mallam Garba Shehu was able to run a superlative media campaign for President Muhammadu Buhari, is an...
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What Did Pakistan Premier Sharif Actually Accomplish on His US Visit?
Touqir Hussain and David Silverman, thediplomat.comA look at a visit and what it means for Washington, Islamabad as well as other regional actors.uncaptioned image from articleExcerpt:Pakistan’s Prime...
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'Most Israelis dissatisfied with government’s foreign policies’
Lahav Harkov, jpost.comimage fromA mere 11% of Israelis are satisfied with the government’s performance in foreign relations, while 60% are not satisfied.Excerpt:Israelis said that the government’s...
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Wikipedia: Medium & Model of Collaborative PD
uscpublicdiplomacy.orguncaptioned image from entryOct 29, 2015Caitlin Byrne, an assistant professor of international relations and a former CPD Research Fellow (2010-2012), and Jane Johnston, an...
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Sea folly and US-China relations
Greg Raymond, canberratimes.com.auImage from entry, with caption: US patrols are active in the South China Sea, but a more innovative solution is needed.Excerpt:After months of increasing concerns...
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