Agree with the author or not, thought-provoking articles on Nye's "soft...
James Thomas Snyder, An Intellectual Assault on Joseph Nye: Part One, jamesthomassnyder.comJoseph Nye’s theory and advocacy of “soft power,” articulated in the early 1990s and developed during the last...
View ArticleSamuel Johnson: "to find was not always to be informed" -- the result of...
Samuel Johnson, in the preface of his Dictionary of 1775, "in which he confesses that he set out to codify the language only to realize before he was halfway through that no such thing is possible"...
View ArticleImportant article on food and rock'roll in the USA - pertains to...
Are foodies quietly killing rock-and-roll? By Chris Richards, Published: May 10, Washington PostHe remembers denim, leather and a crossfire of baked potato and filet mignon.It was the end of the ’70s...
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More on Cultural Diplomacy as a "hot potato" (in this case, if carried out by...
Foreign Ministry to introduce Iranian novels to the world 11 May 2013 13:10 - bna.irVisiting the 26th Tehran International Book Fair, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said: “Iranian...
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Cicadas vs. Stink-bugs
As a constantly amazed/stunned (and grateful for being an American) citizen in the imperial capital in the world's most exceptional country, I wonder what the -- soon to be expected -- "emergence" of...
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May 11 Public Diplomacy Review
"Crocker is a distinguished diplomat, but last year he entered a guilty plea to a charge of reckless driving while intoxicated. He he [sic] considered highly qualified for a seat on the BBG...
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Cultural Diplomacy as a Hot Potato: The Poet vs. the Politburo
© RIA Novosti. RIA NovostiThe poet vs. the Politburoby Mark H. Teeter at 03/06/2010 13:04 Moscow TimesAndrei Voznesenky was a revelation to American students of Russian literature in the 1960s:...
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May 12-14 Public Diplomacy Review
"at times, the best public diplomacy just happens."--Falk Hartig, from 2007 to 2009 deputy chief editor of “Cultural Exchange," Germany’s leading magazine for international relations and cultural...
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May 15 Public Diplomacy Review
"Howsoever costly or hypocritical keeping up appearances sometimes is, and notwithstanding the dangers we incur from not being able to detect another's malign intent, the hiddenness of our thoughts is...
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May 16 Public Diplomacy Review
"The principal activity of the federal government these days is investigating itself."Washington Post pundit David Ignatius; image fromPUBLIC DIPLOMACY From Russia With No Love: US Diplomat/Alleged CIA...
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Don't Give up on America: Pertains to Public Diplomacy
It is not always psychologically comforting for a returning-home U.S. Foreign Service officer (FSO), especially, I would say, in the public diplomacy field, to be upbeat about her country. She, the PD...
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Only in Russia?
Музеи всего мира этой ночью не спали [link provides English translation]19.05.2013 09:39Автор: Екатерина Березовская, vesti.ruСохранитьБолее миллиона москвичей провели минувшую ночь без сна. В столице...
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Superman (Stalin?), a hero with staying power
Op-Ed, latimes.com: Superman, a hero with staying power: It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a space alien in a full-body leotard and underpants By Larry TyeMay 19, 2013My nomination for American hero...
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And now we have ... biceps diplomacy
US Embassy Helsinki: Ambassador Bruce “Biceps” Oreck Launches Innovation Center - DiploPunditImage from entry
View ArticleThe west's hidden propaganda machine:
The west's hidden propaganda machine: Overt public manipulation is disavowed in the west, unlike in North Korea, but citizens are still 'nudged' – increasingly by social mediaEliane...
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What you need to enjoy a visit to Moscow
--Via KK/RM on Facebook; see Alla Eshchenko, Laura Smith-Spark and Nick Paton Walsh, "Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat accused of being CIA agent,' CNN
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May 17-20 Public Diplomacy Review
"Italy, without its art."--Oscar Wilde on California; Wilde image fromPUBLIC DIPLOMACYObama requests 7pc funding boost for Asia-Pacific region - theaustralian.com.au: US President Barack Obama is...
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Facebook gets real ...
Am I the only one to notice how ads are now appearing on Facebook more frequently? Some cyberutopians (are there are any left?) might say Facebook was created to bring "friends" (the dreadful...
View ArticleCockpit of the West
Cockpit of the West: The ceaseless efforts by European nations to dominate their rivals shaped the modern world. Jeffrey Collins reviews Brendan Simms's "Europe."By Jeffrey Collins, Wall Street...
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