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partner-content Sonenshine image fromThe Aspen Institute The American Diplomatic Toolbox Tara Sonenshine [JB see], former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] and Public Affairs Sonenshine on the American diplomatic toolbox and public diplomacy About Defining public diplomacy as an honest, authentic delivery of information that will shape and explain and educate without propagandizing and without propagating false notions. Fmr. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of the US Dept. of State, Tara Sonenshine in conversation with Charlie Firestone of the Aspen Institute. Tara Sonenshine, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs --Sonenshine on the American diplomatic toolbox and public diplomacy --Sonenshine on diplomacy vs. propaganda --Sonenshine on the history of diplomacy --Sonenshine public diplomacy and the American dream narrative --Sonenshine on diaspora & cultural exchanges --Sonenshine on public dip..

soundcloud.com Recent entry: The Public DiplocastPublic Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula Mark Minton [JB - see] discusses the public dimension of relationships in the region, such as the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the highly publicized summit between Kim Jong-un and President Trump. Music: Half & Half (Feat. Keek) by Nuve via Sweet Tiger Records

www.nafsa.org/Policy_and_Advocacy/What_We_Stand_For/Welcoming_International_Students/About_the_Welcome_To_Succeed_Campaign/; about Nafsa, see Image from entryThe United States must welcome international talent to succeed in the world. International students, scholars, and their families are assets to academic and scientific innovation, public diplomacy [JB emphasis], economic vitality, and national security. Unfortunately, data show that policies such as the Travel Ban and harmful rhetoric from policy leaders have encouraged some international students to choose study destinations other than the United States. To stop the loss of the world’s most talented students and scholars, NAFSA is leading a campaign to urge our nation’s leaders advance policies that would welcome the world’s best and brightest to our schools.What’s at Stake?The United States is in a global competition for talent and is at risk of losing its position as the most attractive country for international students and sc..

publicdiplomacycouncil.org Can you speak to my class? January 18, 2019How classic propaganda tactics weaponize social media January 17, 2019Visual diplomacy is everyone’s job January 17, 2019How I Came to Love the Shanghai Expo January 13, 2019King, Kennedy, Murrow, and Civil Rights January 4, 2019Belonging January 3, 2019

russkiymir.ru Photo: Russian Center of Shevchenko PGU Russian culture was introduced at the public diplomacy [JB emphasis] festival in Jakarta, reports the Coordinating council of Russian Compatriots website. Indonesian Foreign Ministry organised the event. Students from the school working at the Russian Embassy were on stage together with diplomats. Dances, Russian songs and vilolin music played by German Dmitriev were followed by Russian delicious food and hot tea. The night called success. There's no official Russian Compatriots organisation in Indonesia but there are active social networks such as Russians in Indonesia,k Russians in Bali, etc. People share useful information, help each other, look and find jobs, organise cultural and educational events. Russkiy Mir

Via linkedin [Please note: format of original entry slightly changed here, including absence of original photos, due to computer technical reasons beyond your blogger's limited knowledge; please refer to original posting for complete text/illustrations.] Katarzyna Rybka-Iwańska Head, Political and Economic Section, Embassy of Poland in Israel There are diplomatic activities that require openmindedness more than anything else. Yesterday, together with fellow diplomats from several EU countries, I took part in a special tour to the Naqab (Negev) during which we had a chance to visit a Bedouin unrecognized village and a recognized township where we discussed various ideas concerning Bedouin l women empowerment and engagement into local businesses, activism and politics. The Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality and Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, funded by the European Union, organized the tour.

iir.cz image from article source: flickr.com People Can Say ‘No’: The Rising influence of Chinese Social Media It is worth noting that with the wider use of internet and social media, the social media and its users obtain stronger influence in China, both domestically and internationally. The Chinese social media users, especially the young generation who are born after the 1980s, are more in favor of expressing themselves and their ideas online publicly. Even though there are online speech regulation and strict limitations of accessing Western social media and internet, the Chinese social media users still demonstrate impressive power on many issues. Domestically speaking, the Chinese social media users have launched more thousands of anti-corruption campaigns online and deeply changed Chinese political environment, now even the Chinese government itself relies on information provided online to inspect bribed government officers. While from an international aspect, events like “March ..

mediaschool.indiana.edu Associate professor Emily Metzgar (Maggie Richards | The Media School) A paper by associate professor Emily Metzgar published by the USC Center on Public diplomacy [JB emphasis] analyzes the United States’ seven-decade history of government-sponsored international broadcasting.“Seventy Years of the Smith-Mundt Act and U.S. International Broadcasting: Back to the Future?” finds that while the federal government has remained consistent in its stated desire to use international broadcasting to promote values of democracy and freedom of information ever since its activities began with the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act, views on how to manage the broadcasters and work within a changing international system have evolved over time.Metzgar writes that the analysis is relevant to today’s political environment, including debates on the efficacy of government broadcasting and worries about the potential for domestic audiences to be targeted with state-sponsored messages.Metzgar, a ..

realinstitutoelcano.org image (not from article) from Corneliu Bjola | Head of the Oxford Digital Diplomacy Research Group (#DigDiploROx) | @CBjola Excerpt: Theme The ‘dark side’ of digital diplomacy, that is, the strategic use of digital technologies as tools to counter disinformation and propaganda by governments and non-state actors has exploded in the recent years thus putting the global order at risk. Summary The ‘dark side’ of digital diplomacy, that is, the strategic use of digital technologies as tools to counter disinformation and propaganda by governments and non-state actors has exploded in the recent years thus putting the global order at risk. Governments are stepping up their law enforcement efforts and digital counterstrategies to protect themselves against disinformation, but for resource-strapped diplomatic institutions, this remains a major problem. This paper outlines five tactics that, if applied consistently and with a strategic compass in mind, could help MFAs and..

E.Tsiliopoulos, newgreektv.com uncaptioned image from entry The State Department’s Integrated Country Strategy (ICS) for Greece recognizing the country’s position in the Eastern Mediterranean as being of key importance to US national security and energy priorities. Excerpt: Below is the full report: ... To combat attempts to destabilize the region, Mission Greece will support democratic institutions, transparency in governance, and initiatives which reduce foreign influence in religious and cultural spheres. The Mission will continue to foster strong US-Greek relations through people to people engagements. Mission Greece’s educational and cultural programs target youth, girls, and the next generation of leaders in business and civil society to promote a positive view of US-Greek relations and to foster greater civic understanding. Embassy Athens will focus on public diplomacy [JB emphasis] programs that attract investments in science and technology and promote entrepreneurship to hel..