Public Diplomacy as a Passat
Superbowl Sunday is upon us and along with the unbelievable amounts of chips, guacamole, sandwich platters and assorted grilled meats are a flurry of very expensive commercials, oh and of course,...
View ArticleOlympics and Public Diplomacy
Olympics and Public DiplomacyIn our first class we talked about China and their performance during the Olympics. We all totally agreed that it was a PR move to establish the country’s image among...
View ArticleAmerican Pop Culture and Public Diplomacy
This past week Dr. John Brown, former Foreign Service officer and blogger, came to class to discuss cultural and public diplomacy. Through his animated and engaging stories the disparity of cultural...
View Article"I Hear America Singing"
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View ArticleCut, Cut, Cut
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View ArticleSocial Media and Public Diplomacy
Last week our class had an AWESOME guest speaker, Christopher Dufour, who discussed the role of social media in PD. Du4 explained that social media on its own will not be the saving grace for U.S. PD...
View ArticleChina's PD Issues
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View ArticleMark Rothko: Savior of American Cultural Diplomacy?
"We see this as a way of combining our passion for art with our new diplomatic role.” --Marjorie Susman, wife of current U.S. Ambassador to Britain, Louis B. Susman.Art +...
View Article@america in Indonesia: Changing Perceptions?
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View ArticlePublic diplomacy in Poland and nation branding.
Public diplomacy is a pretty new term for Poland. First steps towards nation branding were made during polish engagement with democracy. Since then Poland was slowly entering the world of diplomacy....
View ArticlePD in the New Egypt
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View ArticleHey Ya'll, is that there London Bridge?
While perusing John Brown's blog a few days ago, I found a link he had posted to a traveling blog. Lindsey Douthit wrote on "How to beat the 'ugly American stereotype' overseas. In August of this past...
View ArticleFood Diplomacy: The Way to the Public's Heart is through their Stomach
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View ArticlePoland and PD cont.
Continuing the topic of public diplomacy in Poland, I recently got very disappointed. Together with my group I was working on the case of Czech Republic and how its public diplomacy looks like today....
View ArticleSocial Media and the Czech Republic: Is anybody listening!?
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View ArticleAndy Warhol on Nation-Branding
There is a painting by Andy Warhol of Marilyn Monroe called "Marilyn Diptych" made in 1962. On the left hand side are 25 pictures of Monroe, all stylized with the bright colors all associate with...
View Article..and Congress Saves our PD
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View ArticlePolish PD by the embessy in the USA
Public diplomacy started to play a major role in today’s politics. It became a “business of inducing the public to have understanding for and goodwill toward a person, firm, or institution,”...
View ArticleQueen Bees and Wannabees
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View ArticleCredibility is Key
In a recent post by Marc Lynch, he writes about U.S. public diplomacy in the Arab countries and towards the Muslim population in general. Lynch discusses how the U.S. has been successful in their PD...
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