Public diplomacy

via email Gregory image fromJanuary 8, 2019 Intended for teachers of public diplomacy and related courses, here is an update on resources that may be of general interest. Suggestions for future updates are welcome. Bruce GregoryInstitute for Public Diplomacy and Global CommunicationGeorge Washington UniversityBGregory@gwu.eduhttps://smpa.gwu.edu/bruce-gregoryhttp://ipdgc.gwu.edu/bruce-gregorys-resources-diplomacys-public-dimension Sarah Alaoui, “Tired Narratives, Weary Publics: Public Diplomacy’s Role in the Struggle for Influence in the Middle East,” October 2, 2018, Center for American Progress. Alaoui (Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, SAIS) examines the public diplomacy of Iran, selected Arab states, and the United States in the Middle East with emphasis on the years since the 2003 Iraq War. Her study discusses the narratives, tactics, and activities of each actor. She also recommends ways the US can enhance its public diplomacy “to better counter a..

Mike Allen, axios.com Richard Stengel at conference in 2013. Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images Richard Stengel — MSNBC political analyst, and former Under Secretary of State in the Obama administration — tells me he has finished a book called "Info Wars: How We Lost the Global Information War."The backdrop: Stengel, former editor of TIME and CEO of the National Constitution Center, has been working on the book since the end of the Obama administration, and will offer it to publishers this week.Show lessStengel calls the book "the first and only insider account exploring how the U.S. tried — and failed — to combat the global rise of disinformation that eventually spilled into the 2016 election.""I tell that story in the first person through the work I did as an Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] and Public Affairs at the State Department."As a longtime TIME writer and editor, "I knew a lot more about content than folks in government. But, alas, it didn’t make much of a dif..

Nirupama Menon Rao leads a Western classical concert Nirupama Menon Rao image from article Throughout their four-decade-long diplomatic career, former Foreign Secretary Nirupama Menon Rao has strived to bring people closer to each other. Post-retirement, the former diplomat has chosen to take forward her mission by engaging in public diplomacy [JB emphasis] through music. Ms. Rao, who co-founded the South Asian Symphony Foundation (SASF), has been pursuing her passion for music and has already released an album. She was the cynosure of all eyes as she led a Western classical concert ‘Gitanjali: An offering of song’ in the city on Saturday. She was joined by Sri Lankan musicians Soundarie David Rodrigo and Neranjan de Silva on the piano and keyboard. The programme was organised by Trivandrum Centre for Performing Arts in collaboration with SASF. Shashi Tharoor, MP, was the guest of honour. Speaking in conversation with former diplomat T.P. Sreenivasan, Ms. Rao said her endeavour was to ..

By: John Nery, Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 08, 2019 image from In 1958, William Lederer and Eugene Burdick wrote a thinly disguised novel about their country’s outrageous conduct — a dangerous mix of determined ignorance and blithe arrogance — in Southeast Asia. The book carried a title that became a catchphrase and then a damning definition. “The Ugly American,” which sold millions of copies, became shorthand for the brash, America-is-best, why-don’t-the-locals-speak-English kind of American tourist. The writing is still highly legible today. As Michael Meyer noted in the New York Times in 2009, “the phrase is shorthand for our compatriots who wear tube tops to the Vatican or shout for Big Macs in Beijing… drunken backpackers or seniors sporting black socks.” The most recent example of ugly-American behavior on unconscious display may have been that of Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers at the Miss Universe competition last month, when she expressed her concern or regret or sympathy —..

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İsmail Numan Telci, The New Turkey Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr argued that due to the fear of domestic reactions, the Egyptian government ordered media channels in the country not to cover any news related to the 60 Minutes interview on any TV channel, newspaper, or website. Sisi image from article Excerpt: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who is behind the 2013 military coup, made headlines in the international media with a new scandal, which was initially planned to be a public diplomacy [JB emphasis] campaign. When accepting to give an interview to one of the most successful news programs in the U.S. – 60 Minutes – Sisi thought that it might contribute to enhance his global image. However, a series of events in relation to the interview created an opposite reaction. The interview was conducted when Sisi visited New York last September to attend the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Egyptian regime hoped that the interview would contribute to Sisi’s ..

Tal Schneider and Globes correspondent, en.globes.co.il, 7 Jan, 2019 Arens image from Arens was one of the clearest and most statesmanlike advocates on the right side of the political spectrum. Excerpt: Arens, a professor at Technion, won the Israel Defense Prize and the Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Prize. He leaves a wife, Muriel, and four children.

7.1. 2019 European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Budgetary Control image fromExcerpt: Part IV – Special Report No 22/2017 of the Court of Auditors entitled "Election Observation Missions – efforts made to follow up recommendations but better monitoring needed" ... 28. Believes that election observation activities play a key role in public diplomacy [JB emphasis] by offering impartial assessment and constructive recommendations which can be followed up by national stakeholders, including civil society organisations ...

dfat.gov.au Australia's public diplomacy [JB emphasis] is raising awareness overseas of our country—as a great destination for tourism and education, an advocate for global trade liberalisation, and a trusted citizen of the Indo-Pacific region. For detail on Australia's public diplomacy efforts, read the Public Diplomacy Strategy.Featured storiesPresentation of Australian artists at Beijing Media Art Biennale (BMAB) by UNSW Art & DesignBeijing Media Arts Biennale, will showcase the compelling work of Australian artists: Michaela Davies, Nancy-Mauro-Flude, Guy Ben-Ary, Helen Pynor, Ma14 November 2018 Categories: People-to-peopleRead moreFull Spectrum: An immersive multi-coloured lighting design installation at London Design Biennale 2018Flynn Talbot, a leading lighting designer, will create an engaging design installation in response to London Design Biennale (LDB) theme of 'Emotional14 November 2018 Categories: People-to-peopleRead moreShaun Parker & Company Middle East ..

Staff reporter Shin Whan-chul, ndnnews.co.kr -At the launching program the embassy hosted 26 Koreans The embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in ROK launched its yearly program “Welcome to Oman”. H.E Mohamed Alharthy, Oman ambassador said: “This year program will focus on Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] through a series of cultural and Artistic activities including lectures series at the embassy and Korean school and universities, exhibitions, performances, promotional programs on tourism and investment opportunities which purpose is to promote understanding and bring nations together and closer which aims to enhance the relation and cooperation between Oman and Korea”. Image from article, with caption: H.E. Mohamed Alharthy, dean of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps. presenting about Oman. At the launching program the embassy hosted 26 Koreans students from Hankuk university, Myeongi, Dankook, Chosun and Busan university of Foreign studies. 20 students among them are going to Oman to study Arabic..