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July 28 Public Diplomacy Review
"Released from his work in the soulless safety of the Ministry of Information, [author Graham] Greene used his night job as an air warden [during the London blitz] to prowl among the ruins or make love...
View ArticleA valuable archival resource on U.S.-European Cultural Relations, late...
JOHN LACKEY BROWN, poet and diplomat (description of his papers below)John Lackey Brown was born April 29, 1914, in Ilion, New York. His father was Leslie Beecher Brown, a businessman; and his mother...
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July 29 Public Diplomacy Review
"news is the shock troops of propaganda" --A fundamental axiom laid down by Sir John Reith (1889–1971), the former director general of the BBC, when he was appointed Britain's minister of information...
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The abandonment of the verb "to say" ...
As we Americans use live speech less and less as a mode of communication -- the real spoken word being replaced by virtual social media interaction -- the verb "to say" seems to be disappearing from...
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Of ant colonies and cyber communities: Do both go viral?
When T. rugatulus [ant] colonies in coniferous forests choose a potential nest, they dispatch about 200 scouts to scope out the territory. If a scout thinks a nest will make a good home, it releases a...
View ArticleHow Russians of the same spiritual tribe recognize each other
Zinovy Zinik:Russians of the same spiritual tribe recognize each other by quoting the right lines from the right poets.Cited in The Times Literary Supplement (July 26, 2013), p. 9
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July 30-August 1 Public Diplomacy Review
“Humanist” --Dog tag worn by Pfc. Bradley Manning while on duty in Iraq; image from“You know I, for one, always try to keep a level head, but even I am enraged by this Bradley Manning trial. First of...
View Article"Perhaps Culture is Now the Counterculture': A Defense of the Humanities"
"'Perhaps Culture is Now the Counterculture': A Defense of the Humanities" - LEON WIESELTIER, New Republic (via PR)On May 19, New Republic literary editor Leon Wieseltier spoke at the commencement...
View ArticleB r o a d c a s t M e s s a g e
B r o a d c a s t M e s s a g eNOTICE: 3 FAM 4170All [State Department] ECA [see] and IIP [see] employees are reminded to comply with 3 FAM 4170, “Official Clearance of Speaking, Writing, and...
View ArticlePublic Diplomacy as a global phenomenon: Finland's Ministry for Foreign...
Press Releases, 30.07.2013 | Foreign Ministry of FinlandMinistry invites young journalists to Finland in AugustPress release 159/201330 July 2013The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has invited 19 young...
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August 2-3 Public Diplomacy Review
"the ministry has 700 odd IFS (Indian Foreign Service) cadre officials."--India's External affairs minister Salman Khurshid, "Ministry of external affairs is undergoing change," The Times of India;...
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August 4 Public Diplomacy Review
"When far too much information gets classified, nothing is really classified."--New York Times Washington correspondent David E. Sanger; image from"when a government agency can monitor everyone's phone...
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August 5 Public Diplomacy Review
“I think of well-sealed windows! No other country can make such well-sealed and nice windows [dichte und schöne Fenster].”--German Chancellor Angela Merkel, answering a question about what feelings...
View ArticleAn example of an American company selling its wares by making them...
An example of an American company selling its wares by making them "un-American."There'll Always Be a McEngland: How the U.S. fast-food chain made itself as British as the queen - MATTHEW GWYTHER, Wall...
View ArticlePublic Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon: Mainland China - Globalization of...
Globalization of Chinese culture becomes hot topic: Professor Yu Dan hosts the Culture "Going Out" forum in Beijing - Mei Jia, China DailyAre the Palace Museum, Peking Opera and Great Wall outdated...
View ArticlePublic Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon: "Indian" vs. "Mainland China" PD?
India’s Growing Soft Power In Southeast Asia: Will It Clash With China?–- Analysis - Abanti Bhattacharya,eurasiareview.comIndia has some two thousand years of association with Southeast Asia. Its Hindu...
View ArticleUpcoming Panel Discussions in Washington: Public Diplomacy as a Global...
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON: PLANNED PANEL DISCUSSIONS IN FALL 2013Friends: FYI, Colleagues and I from the Public Diplomacy Council are in the process of organizing this Fall (one month at...
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August 6 Public Diplomacy Review
"To obey is to betray, to disobey is to serve."--Motto cited on the cover of Olivier Wieviorka's new book, Histoire de la résistance; cited in Robert Gildea, "Souls and trains," The Times Literary...
View ArticlePublic Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon: Macedonia
Macedonia Press Review – August 7, 2013 Diplomats must be polite on Facebook. Price hikes cause hardship for Macedonian consumers - balkaninsight.comDNEVNIKDiplomats should be professional, hold a...
View ArticleImmortal Lines from Modern Poetry
They glitter in the sun like tiny mensearching the sand for tiny womento lure into their tiny hotels--From "Glittering Flies"On the next pagewe have the zany white poet,so zany he trades--from "The...
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