Monday, September 1, 2008

September 1

Quotation for the Day

"Europe has chosen gemütlichkeit; America wants to re-invent itself once a month."

--Josef Joffe

Ideas Abound for Improving U.S. Public Diplomacy Effort - Eric Green, America.gov: Debate continues on how America can best present its image abroad, with many proposals put forth to improve both the US public diplomacy effort and to define the goals of that effort. Public diplomacy specialists cited are Matt Armstrong, Kathy Fitzpatrick, Joseph Nye, and Nancy Snow.

U.S. Election Helping America's Image Worldwide - Eric Green, America.gov: Article cites public diplomacy specialists Steven Corman and Nicholas Cull.

Bloggers fight online battle with extremism - Sharmila Devi, The National: Native speakers of Arabic, Farsi and Urdu are aiding the US battle against extremism in cyberspace. The team falls under the aegis of the US Counterterrorism Communication Center, which co-ordinates public diplomacy efforts.

Parting the Iron Curtain: Exhibit shows power of "America's Super Sonic Weapons" through photographs - enctoday.com: Opening in Kinston, North Carolina, the photo exhibit, "Jam Sessions: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World," documents how US Cold-War era jazz musicians spread Americana throughout more than 35 countries in the former Soviet Union, Northern Africa, Europe and Latin America through a cultural ambassadorship program sponsored by the State Department.

Public Diplomacy and Propaganda: Their Differences - John Brown, Google's Knol: When public diplomacy and propaganda are used as state instruments, they serve a country’s interests. But at their best and at their worst, they do so in significantly different ways.

Comparing Global Influence: China’s and U.S. Diplomacy, Foreign Aid, Trade, and Investment in the Developing World - Congressional Research Service, August 15, 2008: This report compares the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) and US projections of global influence, with an emphasis on non-coercive means or “soft power.” It compares the global public images of the two countries and describes PRC and US uses of soft power tools, such as public diplomacy, state diplomacy, and foreign assistance.

The Secrets of Successful Hasbara - Middle East Reality Check: Cites article "Bye-bye, 'hasbara'. Say hello to 'public diplomacy', Nachman Shai, The Jerusalem Post, 5/3/08.

A Tricky Balance, Turkish Press, MI: Senior commentator Mehmet Ali Birand said that Turkey and the US share strategic interests and must show these interests in the US display case. Turkey has to take dramatic steps in order to initiate such public diplomacy.

Он едет - Актуальная Политика: Приглашение А.Гюля в Ереван есть воодушевляющий пример армянской "публичной дипломатии", когда на международной арене Армения публично выступает с инициативой, предложением, "от которого невозможно отказаться" (см. "Enabling 'public diplomacy'", Актуальная Политика, 30.05.2008). Такая активная дипломатия по сути есть эффективное противоядие от анти-армянской пропаганды (часто на гос. уровне) в разных странах мира.

Psychopath Occupies Georgia, Blames America - Georgian Security Analysis Center: David J. Smith, Director, Georgian Security Analysis Center: "Of course you can use UN for public diplomacy, spreading out the word, telling other countries what is going on. But expecting any action from the UN is silly so long as the Soviet Union maintains a veto on the UNSC."

Romanian ambassadors’ annual meeting to focus on economic diplomacy - Financiarul, Romania: Items for discussion at the meeting are the role of public diplomacy and cultural diplomacy in the management of worldwide challenges and the conduct of political dialogue.

Caribbean profile can be boosted through cultural diplomacy - caribbeannetnews.com: An ongoing program of cultural diplomacy can be beneficial to the Caribbean once it is implemented strategically. "The Caribbean has a brand which can be easily identified through culture. Additionally cultural diplomacy can help to build and cement foreign policy and long term economic goals,” said journalist Miss Desa Philadelphia, a participant in the CARIFESTA X symposium on Cultural Diplomacy at the International Convention Centre in Guyana on 27 August.

Recent Videos

James Glassman: Public Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century – Council on Foreign Relations

Barack Obama and the American Global Image - Shashi Tharoor

John H. Brown on Bushian PropagandaJuan Cole, Juan Cole Informed Comment Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion

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