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The Russian Orthodox Church Cooperation with Rossotrudnichestvo
http://theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/news/2014/04/patriarch-kirill-meets-rossotrudnichestvo-federal-agency-director-k-kosachev/Patriarch Kirill meets Rossotrudnichestvo Federal Agency director K....
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May 1-2 Public Diplomacy Review
"I was a mid-level officer in the Public Diplomacy cone, and how dare I think or write about world events and policy?"--Noziglia; image from"They are making a hashtag of our foreign...
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John Brown's Public Diplomacy Press and Blog ReviewJohn Brown5/02/14 NewslettersTo: johnhbrown30@hotmail.comFrom: noreply+feedproxy@google.com on behalf of Public Diplomacy Press and Blog...
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How to Win the Information War against Vladimir Putin
FromHow to Win the Information War against Vladimir PutinThe best antidote to propaganda isn't counterpropaganda. It's access to accurate information.BY CHRISTIAN CARYLMAY 2, 2014CHRISTIAN.CARYL@CCARYL...
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Options for Ukraine
From; written a decade agoFPIF Home | IPS Home | IRC Home | About FPIF | Site Index | Search | Subscribe | Feedback | DonateFPIF CommentaryOptions for UkraineBy John Brown | December 20, 2004Editor:...
View ArticleThe Great American Comeback: Note for a Lecture: "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
THE BIG IDEAThe Great American ComebackThe United States is not in decline. It’s on the cusp of a great revival.By MICHAEL O'HANLON and DAVID H. PETRAEUS April 27, 2014 - PoliticoAs President Obama...
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Why I Teach Plato to Plumbers
FromWhy I Teach Plato to PlumbersLiberal arts and the humanities aren't just for the elite.SCOTT SAMUELSONAPR 29 2014, 12:24 PM ET659inShareMoreWikimedia CommonsOnce, when I told a guy on a plane that...
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Wisconsin GOP Aims For Secession And Nullification Powers: Notes for a...
Wisconsin GOP Aims For Secession And Nullification PowersThe Huffington Post | by Amanda TerkelThe Wisconsin Republican Party will be voting this weekend on whether it endorses the right to secede from...
View ArticleA voice from Odessa
Via LZ on FacebookБорис ХерсонскийДействующие лица и исполнители.Вчера в Одессе произошла катастрофа, унесшая много жизней. Наверное, через несколько часов мы узнаем это число точно. Сейчас,...
View ArticleA voice from Kyiv (via Facebook)
Евгений Лешан4 hrs · Kyiv, Ukraine · Да, я не верю в байки о том, что погибшие в Одессе - сплошь приезжие из РФ и Приднестровья. Все это традиционные уже разговоры, цель которых - дегуманизировать...
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The ironies of history: "The" Ukraine
History is full of ironies.Perhaps its latest trick on mankind is that a former KGB lieutenant colonel who laments the loss of the USSR, is now doing his best, as president of the Russian Federation,...
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May 3 Public Diplomacy Review
"I know I'm becoming my father because I still don't understand what a 'hashtag' is."--Comment by a Facebook friend; image fromANNOUNCEMENTPublic Meeting in Washington, DC, May 8, 2014 - state.gov:...
View ArticleA reason to abandon your American citizenship?
What A Girl's Shoes Mean - Jenna Marbles
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Is Facebook making us forget?
From The Indepedent; via AS on FacebookIs Facebook making us forget? Study shows that taking pictures ruin memoriesStudents in an art gallery were more likely to forget the art they took pictures of,...
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A Principled Warrior ‘John Quincy Adams,’ by Fred Kaplan - Note for a...
From The New York Times; see also a recent review of Adams's wife, LouisaA Principled Warrior‘John Quincy Adams,’ by Fred KaplanBy ROBERT W. MERRYMAY 2, 2014Continue reading the main storyContinue...
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American Architect ‘James Madison,’ by Lynne Cheney: Note for a Lecture, "E...
From the New York TimesAmerican Architect‘James Madison,’ by Lynne CheneyBy GORDON S. WOODMAY 1, 2014Continue reading the main storyContinue reading the main storyShare This...
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May 4 Public Diplomacy Review
"We do not pay for the VOA to be just another news outlet.” --A House Foreign Affairs Committee spokesperson adding “We pay for the VOA to provide news that supports our national security objectives.”...
View ArticleNational character -- American and Russian
During this sad period in Russian-American relations, I cannot help but speculate on the "national character" of our two countries.Of course, "national character" is an antiquated term, dismissed (if...
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Путин наградил бойцов информационного фронта "за взятие Крыма"
From. Via MT on Facebook.05.05.2014 09:35 Фото:Reuters 175 комментариевПутин наградил бойцов информационного фронта "за взятие Крыма"Президент России Владимир Путин подписал указ о награждении...
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