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Can we prevent terrorism by checking immigrants’ social media accounts? No.
By Zachary C. Steinert-Threlkeld and Jesse Driscoll December 29, Washington PostThis July 27, 2014 photo shows Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook as they passed through O’Hare International Airport...
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Obama's 2016 world tour
Edward-Isaac Dovere, politico.comThe president is planning to travel the globe to seal his foreign policy legacy.Image from article, with caption: The only continents the White House is ruling out as...
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The Reality of Kurdistan
Philip Seib, huffingtonpost.comimage fromExcerpt:It is time for the rest of the world to acknowledge the courage and importance of the Kurds and recognize an independent Kurdistan. ... [A]n independent...
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Our World: Dani Dayan and the challenge to Israeli democracy
Caroline B. Glick, jpost.comimage fromExcerpt:[T]he government itself must get serious about public diplomacy. A recent report produced by the Knesset Information Center for Law Committee Chairman MK...
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Broadcasting Board of Governors Information War: It’s Over. We Lost. Fantasy...
bbgwatch.comBy The Federalistimage from article“‘We’re just not countering it [Kremlin propaganda] effectively,’ Mr. Royce [Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee] told...
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Hasbara group wants you to infiltrate human rights NGOs
Dahlia Scheindlin, 972mag.comA private, low-profile ‘public diplomacy’ outfit is setting out to train ‘Secret Hasbara Agents.’ But don’t worry, it’s not propaganda.Screenshot of an email from “The...
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Bayit Yehudi MK: No such thing as Palestinians; cancel Oslo
Lahav Harkov, jpost.comImage from article, with caption: Slain Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with former US President Bill Clinton and former PLO President Yasser Arafat after signing the Oslo Accords...
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East Africa: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan Announce Consent in Applying GERD Principles
Image from article, with caption: Artist's impression of the Renaissance Dam, under construction on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.Excerpt:Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan announced Tuesday that they have reached...
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The Struggle to Propagate the Truth
Edward R. Murrow wouldn't be surprised at all at the U.S. inability to win hearts and minds.Image from article, with caption: A voice from the past.By James WarrenDec. 30, 2015, U.S. New and World...
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Quotable: Paul Shinkman on "Shutting the Islamic State Group’s Mouth”
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgWednesday, December 30th 2015Paul D. Shinkman, a national security reporter for U.S. News & World Report, summarized the “key points Western observers and policymakers...
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International Exchange Alumni
BY UPLINK7 / THURSDAY, 31 DECEMBER 2015 / CATEGORY: NEWS, YOUTUBEWelcome to the new International Exchange Alumni website! Formerly known as State Alumni, we are happy to present this updated,...
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Americans and locals in Shanghai celebrate the cold winter holiday together...
By Yang Lan. Source: Global Times Published: 2015-12-29 19:28:01Shanghai authorities have canceled the New Year's Eve Countdown to 2016 at the Bund due to the previous year's tragedy. Severe pollution...
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Hillary Was Mad About 2011 Photoshop
thedailybeast.comimage fromHillary Clinton was angry about being photoshopped out of an iconic 2011 photo in the Situation Room, according to a new batch of emails released from the State Department on...
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Op-Ed: The year 2015 is the year the West became the target
Yochanan Visser, israelnationalnews.comVisser image from articleExcerpt:The writer is director of Missing Peace Information an Israeli public diplomacy organization operating in The Netherlands and...
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State Dept. releases more Hillary Clinton emails
Donovan Slack, USA TODAYDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton listens during a town hall style event Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Portsmouth, N.H. (Photo: (Steven Senne, AP))Excerpt:The State...
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Quotable: James Stavridis on the “war of ideas,” a flawed theory
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgWednesday, December 30th 2015“Military power will win battles in Syria and Iraq, but only soft power can win the war” read the subhead of a December 28, 2015, article by James...
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Quotable: Noah Rothman on mistaken analyses of IS propaganda and recruiting
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgWednesday, December 30th 2015Noah Rothman, assistant online editor of Commentary magazine, examined the assertions that Guantanamo is a major theme in ISIS propaganda and...
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Quotable: Francesco Sisci on “everybody’s ‘soft power’ is failing”
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgWednesday, December 30th 2015sisci.comThose contemplating the role of “soft power” and Public Diplomacy as they face the coming international challenges may find some fresh...
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Quotable: Julia Santucci on gender equality as a “national security imperative”
publicdiplomacycouncil.orgimage fromWednesday, December 30th 2015[Countering violent extremism] “without addressing the fundamental lack of rights and opportunities for women and girls because of...
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U.S. Diplomacy Center "Faces of Diplomacy" Exhibit Featured During FotoWeek...
state.govimage fromMedia NoteOffice of the SpokespersonWashington, DCNovember 7, 2014The Department of State is pleased to host the U.S. Diplomacy Center exhibit “Faces of Diplomacy” as part of...
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