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Reflections on the Declining Global Influence of American Popular Culture
Note: written in 2004 by John Brown, from Reposted in response to a brilliant (no wonder I don't fully agree with her) talk by Martha Bayles, author of Through a Screen Darkly: Popular Culture, Public...
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Putin's Four Dirty Words
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The wonders of modern "Interactive" communications technologyRe the below, received on my hotmail email today: In contrast to it, the Public Diplomacy Review is at times considered "junk" by hotmail;...
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By the time of his second inaugural, "The American president [Lincoln] now commanded the world's largest army."Kevin Peraino, Lincoln in the World: The Making of a Statesman and the Dawn of American...
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у меня больше 3000 фоловеров в России. что будет с мной?
A facebook lament by the former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian FederationMichael McFaul5 hours ago near Stanford, CAу меня больше 3000 фоловеров в России. что будет с мной?See Translation
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4 Problems Awaiting Putin in Ukraine Gambit
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From Scottish Diplomacy and Chinese EtiquetteTHE DOS AND DON'TSDO spend time reading the business card of your Chinese colleague. It's seen as rude to simply slip it into your pocket straight away...
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Here’s why most Russia experts don’t 'get' Russia
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May 5-7 Public Diplomacy Review
"The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place."--George Bernard Shaw; image fromPUBLIC DISCUSSIONJ. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Explores "'The...
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Not a way to win friends in Russia given the current international mood ..
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Promoting Propaganda
From The Moscow Times; via MP on FacebookMoscowMIN 9MAX 19Showers / 01:52 PM / TrafficHomeNewsBusinessOpinionArts & IdeasMultimediaUSD ↑ 35.5154 0.2635EUR ↑ 48.8834 0.2009MICEX ↓ 1366.04...
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The VOA and the Holocaust
JB - The value of this brief review is to bring attention to an important article, agree with it or not.Home | Back to Reviews"The Voice of America, U.S. Propaganda and the Holocaust: 'I would have...
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Lectures Aren't Just Boring, They're Ineffective, Too, Study Finds
Aleszu Bayak, Science Insider via RM on FacebookLectures Aren't Just Boring, They're Ineffective, Too, Study Finds12 May 2014 3:00 pm9 CommentsWikimediaBlah? Traditional lecture classes have higher...
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Radio Liberty/Radio Free EuropeIncludes interview on videoRussian State TV Anchor: 'Propaganda Is Journalism'Published 6 May 2014Andrei Kondrashov is one of 300 media professionals awarded by Russian...
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Ukraine: How Deep Are the Divisions between East and West?
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May 8-13 Public Diplomacy Review
"Marx had actually considered moving to the United States -- to newly annexed Texas -- but he discovered it was 'hellishly expensive' and dropped the idea."--Kevin Peraino, Lincoln in the World: The...
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The Most Commonly Spoken Language in Each State Besides English and Spanish -...
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