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The Duplicity of the Ideologues
From; via LH on FacebookThe Duplicity of the IdeologuesU.S. Policy & Robert Kagan's Fictive NarrativeAndrew J. BacevichJune 4, 2014 - 3:19pm“Almost 70 years ago, a new world order was born from the...
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К русскому языку приставили координаторов
FromподробноФото: Дмитрий Азаров / Коммерсантъ 8К русскому языку приставили координаторовПри президенте создан новый орган10.06.2014, 00:00Вчера Владимир Путин издал указ о создании президентского...
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Isaac Patch, who led CIA-financed program to distribute books in the Soviet...
From; via LJBBooksIsaac Patch, who led CIA-financed program to distribute books in the Soviet Union, dies Mr. Patch, shown here in the 1950s, died May 31 at 101. (Family Photo)BY ADAM BERNSTEIN June...
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Нью-Йоркский Ильич (Loose translation: New York- style Lenin)
Via VB on Facebook. FromНью-Йоркский ИльичВ. И. Ленин стоящий на Красной площади в Нью-Йорке. Каждое слово из написанного чистая правда.В манхэттенском районе Ист-Виллидж есть жилой комплекс "Red...
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The Inspiration for Norman Rockwell's "Russian Classroom"
With immense gratitude to scholar Ivan Kurilla, for providing the photo which evidently inspired Rockwell in his production of "Russian Classroom" (Rockwell was in the U.S.S.R in 1967 on assignment...
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June 10 Public Diplomacy Review
"Education is not a matter of coercion or even persuasion, but always and only a matter of invitation."--Andrew Delbanco, director of American studies, Columbia University; image from"Belly...
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Генконсул США в преддверии завершения работы в России опубликовал сборник...
From; via HS on FacebookГенконсул США в преддверии завершения работы в России опубликовал сборник стихов, вдохновленных жизнью в Петербургевремя публикации: 10 июня 2014 г., 23:41последнее обновление:...
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Ideas That Produce Ruins - William PfaffParis, June 11, 2014 – The neo-conservative commentator, Robert Kagan, co-founder in 1997 of the Project for a New American Century, and after that institution...
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The Divided States of America: Notes for a Lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
The Divided States of America: The percentage of voters who adhere consistently to liberal or conservative views has doubled since 1994.ALAN MURRAY, Wall Street Journal June 12, 2014 12:00 a.m....
View ArticleHow to Explain Americans: Notes for a Lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
Beppe Severgnini, How to Explain Americans, New York TimesJUNE 11, 2014MILAN — “Do you remember your, ahem, appreciative remarks to the woman who marched onto the assembly line? Don’t do that when the...
View ArticleThe Great Recession has deepened the nation’s already profound divisions....
From: Harold Meyerson, "Eric Cantor’s loss is likely to widen the immigration debate," Washington Post:The Great Recession has deepened the nation’s already profound divisions. Fed a steady diet of...
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The 50 States Of America If They Were Actually High School Kids. Note for a...
Via GG on FacebookJB Note: Dare I say, at the risk of being accused of being unpatriotic, that I'm not the resident of a state, but of the District of Columbia?...
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ap of the percentage of people speaking English in the EU by country
Via SP on FacebookFromap of the percentage of people speaking English in the EU by countryby Jakub MarianTip: Did you know that “iron” is pronounced as “I earn”, not as “I Ron”? Learn more about the...
View ArticleIs Google Repacing God?
Is Google Replacing God? - Christine Rosen, Wall Street JournalDigital technology might have been slower to arrive in churches, temples, synagogues and mosques than in other areas of life, but many...
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From: Pentagon preparing for mass civil breakdown: Social science is being militarised to develop 'operational tools' to target peaceful activists and protest movements - Nafeez Ahmed, The...
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Looney and Loony Meet ...
The Washington Times (not exactly a looney-left publication)prominently quoted The Guardian (not exactly a loony-right publication)in a piece (6/13) "Pentagon studying protesters to prep for ‘mass...
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As Iraq burns, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy focuses on the World Cup ...
One cannot help but speculate, in the spirit of the USC PD's statement,The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy...
View ArticleUSA Training and Iraq
As one of three U.S. Foreign Service officers who left his FSO posting at the State Department in order to express his dissent to the planned invasion of Iraq, I don't have much more to add to the...
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June 11-13 Public Diplomacy Review
Abbreviated edition"The war in Iraq was lost as it started."--American diplomat Peter Van Buren; uncaptioned image from; see also.PUBLIC DIPLOMACYInstead of Isolating Putin’s Russia, U.S. Must Offer...
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Robert B. Reich: The perils of America's hard-charging capitalism: Note for a...
Via SL on Facebook; fromRobert B. Reich: The perils of America's hard-charging capitalismMay 27, 2014|American Voices 86 For years Americans have assumed that our hard-charging capitalism is better...
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