Public Diplomacy: Seen on the Web (V), publicdiplomacycouncil.org
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Sunday, August 14th 2016
These are abbreviated references to articles "seen on the web" relating to public affairs, Public Diplomacy, international broadcasting, and information operations, provided in this format to allow searches on this PDC website. They supplement the "Quotables" series. These articles are from January, 2016.
The economic, demographic, and geopolitical pressures on Europe will be immense. And it will require strong leadership, steady strategic communications to a nervous population, help from across the Atlantic, and no small measure of good fortune to keep a secure and united Europe sailing; we should be doing all we can from the United States to help.
James Stavridis, Politico, January 21, 2016
IS radio can be heard across Nangarhar on an FM frequency for 90 minutes a day in both the Pashto and Dari languages. Programs include news, interviews, vitriol against the Afghan government and the Taliban, recruitment propaganda, and devotional music in multiple languages.
Lynne O’Donnell, Associated Press, January 21, 2016
[Theodore] Roosevelt pioneered many of the techniques presidents use today to achieve policy goals. He toured the country to promote favored legislation. He courted the Washington press corps—upgrading the shabby White House pressroom and hosting informal press conferences during his afternoon shave.
David Greenberg, The Atlantic, January 24, 2016
Education Diplomacy can be employed at the international level to formulate global initiatives and movements, or at the national and local levels to translate international policies into appropriate local practice.
Diane Whitehead, Diplomatic Courier, January 19, 2016
. . . many Midwest institutions are stepping up their investment in world class international recruiting efforts that focus on core differentiators: affordable tuition and living costs, great international student services, a perception of a “safer” environment and American students who speak English without an accent (yes, that is a selling point).
Ben Waxman and Emily R. Henry, International Education Advantage, January 20, 2016
U.S. student interest and enrollment in study abroad programs has not waned in spite of the recent terrorist attacks abroad
Kaitlyn Chriswell, allianceexchange.org, January 14, 2016
NATO may combat Kremlin "weaponisation of information" used to support action such as the 2014 seizure of Crimea by creating a new more powerful communications section and declassifying more sensitive material, according to draft plans.
Robin Emmott, Reuters, January 27, 2016
The good news . . . is that these methods can also be used to find human-run propaganda and misinformation campaigns. The bad news is that you can expect a lot more evil propaganda bots on Twitter in the years to come.
Matt Weinberger, To Inform is to Influence, January 21, 2016
Russian ideologists specialising on Belarus have launched an aggressive campaign in the Russian media in an attempt to influence public opinion in Russia regarding ongoing processes in Belarus. While doing so, they have attempted to use the same mechanisms and ideological myths about Belarusians, which were used to mobilize pro-Kremlin patriotic electorate during the antic-Kyiv propaganda campaign.
Solidarity with Belarus Information Office, January 31, 2016
A century ago, the portrayal of Germans as bloodthirsty monsters capable of anything came primarily from their opponents’ propaganda machines — that image was not one the German government actively sought to promote. The Islamic State, by contrast, documents its atrocities and wants you to know about them. They need no enemy propagandists to show the world precisely who they are and what they’re capable of.
Mark Stout, War on the Rocks, January 29, 2016
[Abstract] . . . the US “appears out of touch” in the “use of information and public diplomacy” and is losing ground to ISIS, Russia, and China. He calls for national policymakers to emphasize four “core communication elements” in developing strategies and policies: (1) understanding how today’s audiences use technologies and receive information, (2) find mutuality and common ground, (3) create space for conversations that are sustainable over the long term (a goal undercut by the risk aversion of lawmakers and Washington officials), and (4) engage in conversations, not monologue.
Mark Seip, Atlantic Council, Issue Brief, January 2016.
Peter Cai, The National Interest, January 29, 2016
Robin Emmott, Reuters, January 27, 2016
Ben Nimmo, Center for European Policy Analysis, January, 2016
The research revealed tremendous potential for public relations researchers to contribute to the intellectual and practical development of public diplomacy . . . [and] a need for empirical studies that would deepen our understanding of how diplomatic actors build and sustain relationships with foreign publics and the potential role and value of public relations concepts and practices in such processes. [From the abstract]
Antoaneta M. Vanc and Kathy R. Fitzpatrick, Public Relations Review, January 2016 (paywall)
The research revealed tremendous potential for public relations researchers to contribute to the intellectual and practical development of public diplomacy . . . [and] a need for empirical studies that would deepen our understanding of how diplomatic actors build and sustain relationships with foreign publics and the potential role and value of public relations concepts and practices in such processes. [From the abstract]
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