Video: Публічна дипломатія України від МЗС / Ukraine's Public Diplomacy by MFA

• John Brown's Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review, Public diplomacy
• 22nd April 2019

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Публічна дипломатія України від МЗС / Ukraine's Public Diplomacy by MFA5 hrs · “Тут живуть люди” – такі написи поблизу бойових дій на Донбасі є попередженням для військових, щоб вони не обстрілювали і не заселялися в будинки місцевих жителів.Під такою назвою в Києві проходить фото-відеовиставка. Там представлений проект іспанського фотографа Альберто Лорес, а також короткі відео, зняті самими жителями сходу України.
Відео: UATV українською

Diplomatic-Consular Suits in the 19th and 20th Century

• "Classic " Diplomacy, Public diplomacy, Serbian Diplomacy
• 29th July 2019

In Serbia in the XIX century the attendants employed in the diplomatic service at home, that is, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the diplomatic agents during their mission abroad, were obliged to wear official suits.

Start Small to Stop the Next ISIS

• John Brown's Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review
• 12th December 2018

Dafna H. Rand AFNA, Rebecca Wolfe, foreignpolicy.com, December 11, 2018
One year on from the defeat of the Islamic State, the new U.S. Congress should draw on lessons learned from efforts to counter violent extremism.
Image from article: Iraqi men flash the victory gesture from inside a car during the Hashed Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitary forces' celebrations marking the first anniversary of victory over the Islamic State (IS) group on December 10, 2018. (Mohammed Sawaf/AFP/Getty Images)
Excerpt:
Congress should … work to improve U.S. foreign assistance programs that help local and national governments become more legitimate, inclusive, and fair. But any efforts to improve America’s CVE strategy will be impossible if Congress allows the further weakening of the U.S. State Department, particularly the diplomatic capacities that are dedicated to preventing conflict and extremism. Efforts by the Tunisian government to reduce the flow of foreign fighters, as well as eff..

Essex mosque defiantly holds Muslim Shoah heroes exhibit despite boycott calls

• John Brown's Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review
• 21st January 2019

jewishnews.timesofisrael.com; article contains additional images; see also (1)
Image from article, with caption: chel Gluck with Bashir Chaudhry, chairman of the mosque which held the event
Excerpt:
The exhibition demonstrated how Muslim Albanians not only protected their own Jewish citizens, but also offered sanctuary to Jewish refugees who had arrived in Albania and faced deportation to concentration camps. …
Attendees at the exhibition included Councillor Jas Athwal, Leader of Redbridge Council, Fiyaz Mughal of Faith Matters, Vivian Aisen [JB – see], Director of Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] at the Israeli Embassy, Sara Khan, Lead Commissioner for Countering Extremism, and Rabbi Wollenberg who represented the Chief Rabbi. …

40th anniversary of Deng reforms sees China perceptions changing

• John Brown's Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review
• 18th December 2018

Image from article, with caption: Buildings are seen in the central business district of Beijing. (AFP)
arabnews.com
This week sees China celebrate the 40th anniversary of the start of Deng Xiaoping’s landmark economic reforms. While the changes have been one of the biggest game-changers in global affairs in the post-war era, their very success raises today not just key opportunities but also challenges for Beijing.
On the success side of the ledger, China’s rise to greater prominence has been one of the defining features of recent decades. For instance, data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 2014 asserts that China’s economy is now larger than its US counterpart on the basis of purchasing power parity (which makes adjustments for the fact that goods are cheaper in China and other countries relative to the US).
In so doing, Beijing has recorded an average annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of around 9.5 percent in the past 40 years. The result has been the..