Public diplomacy

The Dutch Council for Russian Compatriots elects a new Bureau.

diplomatmagazine.nl Posted by Editor on Saturday, June 1, 2019 · Leave a Comment Konstantin Makarenko, the Executive director of the Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis/underlining] Corps (PDC) Foundation named the priority for the current stage: “to change the principles of work”.The Hague, 18th May 2019. TASS Correspondent Vitaly Chugin. A scheduled conference of the Coordination Council of Russian compatriots was held last Saturday in the Hague. The Conference elected a new Bureau and set out the goals and tasks for the near future.When speaking to our TASS correspondent, Mr. Makarenko, the Executive director of the Public Diplomacy Corps (PDC) Foundation, who moderated the meeting, mentioned that the priority for the current stage is: “to change the principles of work”.“Our organization needs a new working style”, said Mr. Makarenko. “In the past our activists reported on their own work results. Now we have built an internet portal which will publish the information on positive experie..

Global Media Giants Meet to Debate Their Future and Challenges Ahead in the 21st...

Alan Heil, Public Diplomacy Council, May 20, 2019It was perhaps the largest gathering of public diplomacy advocates and international broadcasters and media scholars ever held in America. The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) organized a day-long conference May 7 at the U.S. Institute of Peace in an atrium within sight of the Lincoln Memorial. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas).Highlight of the day: an address by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a new member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who eloquently summarized the role of America’s free press and expanding avenues worldwide for defending truth in journalism.As Senator Cruz put it: “Our principles can tear down walls, can topple tyrannies, can promote freedom. America should consistently be a voice for freedom. We should be a voice for human rights. We should be a voice for democracy, because that truth is powerful and it can transform the world.“That’s also where an American free press and the USAGM come into play. Now to be clear..

Sushma Swaraj, the minister who brought a human touch to MEA

Rekha Dixit, Mandira Nayar, theweek.in, June 1, 2029; on Swaraj's exist as Foreign Minister, see The diminutive leader leaves behind very big shoes to fill in (image from article) Indian diplomats in overseas missions had taken to sleeping with their cellphones switched on. Sushma Swaraj, the former external affairs minister (EAM), had the habit of calling—regardless of the time difference—if she got a tweet or heard that an Indian was in distress. Overnight, the ministry of external affairs (MEA), which had earlier left public diplomacy [JB emphasis] to the ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA), had to become much more hands on. The MOIA, not surprisingly, was soon dissolved and subsumed by the MEA. “I do not sleep. I do not let Indian envoys sleep,'' quipped Swaraj at a press conference once. But it was more than just a light-hearted remark. It was the way she worked. And it will be this personalised stamp of diplomacy which will be missed at the ministry, mission..

The revival of realist thinking in international relations

Tarık Oğuzlu, dailysabah.com, 31.05.2019 While realist power politics take precedence over liberalist opportunism, the great powers are both shaping and confronting this new reality Excerpt: [T]he world has recently witnessed a strong comeback of realist thinking in international relations. As nationalism and geopolitics have seen a strong revival, we are no longer on the verge of transcending into a borderless world in which universalism overshadows particularism. ... The evolution of Chinese foreign policy over the last decades does also suggest that a realist turn has become more noticeable in recent years. The more powerful China has become in terms of material power capabilities, the more assertively it has begun to question the decades-old American hegemony in East and Southeast Asia, as well as promote its political-economy model beyond its borders through such initiatives as Belt and Road. China's efforts to entice its neighbors through lucrative free trade agreements and..

Jackson native fights North Korean propaganda as an American diplomat

Brianne Twiddy, btwiddy@mlive.com, mlive.com Beau Miller (center left) supporting the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Winter Games. (Courtesy Photo) JACKSON, MI -- When a person escapes North Korea, they gain freedom but they face other obstacles, like learning English and unlearning propaganda against the western world. Beau Miller, whose parents live and work in Jackson, is a public diplomat [JB emphasis] and informant in Seoul who helps defectors once they reach South Korea. He also helped launch an English Access program, which teaches North Korean defectors the language and adjust to their new life, he said. Miller and his colleagues won the prestigious Gears in Government award on April 30 for his work launching the program. It was a surprise to win because it’s the program’s first year, Miller said. “It was nice to be acknowledged,” Miller said. “The work itself is incredible. I came (to Seoul) four years ago and it’s been a wild ride with everyth..

Europe’s Deep Reservoir of Goodwill in the Middle East: Lessons for Public Diplomacy

mei.edu [JB note: I was not able to identify the author of this article] The MENA and Southeast Asia have undergone and continue to undergo massive political transitions. Differences in the process and outcomes of their transitions can be viewed through the lens of a “civil society infrastructure.” This essay series explores the roles and impact of civil society organizations (CSOs) in these two regions during the transition and pre-transition periods as well as in instances where the political transition is completed. Read more ...Political and economic transitions are seldom, if ever, compartmentalized processes, insulated from regional and global influences. On the contrary, they are often informed and shaped by exogenous forces and the policies of external actors, including states and international organizations. How can external actors develop interventions that are more likely to be well received and thus support transitions to democracy?Last fall I took part in a conference on “..

[National Security Decision Directive-77 to promote public diplomacy]

National Security Decision Directive 77From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchNational Security Decision Directive 77NSDD77AuthorUnited States National Security CouncilCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublishedJanuary 14, 1983 Federal government of the United StatesMedia typePrintPages3National Security Decision Directive 77(NSDD-77; titled Management of Public Diplomacy Relative to National Security), was a U.S. National Security Directive signed on January 14, 1983 by President Ronald Reagan. The directive established a Special Planning Group (SPG) under the National Security Council (NSC) whose purpose was to strengthen, organize, plan, and coordinate public diplomacy of the United States relative to national security.[1]This NSDD positioned the White House and the National Security Staff at the helm of public diplomacy coordination across government agencies. NSDD-77 lay the groundwork for the Reagan administration's aggressive public diplomacy ..

Taxonomy of Public Diplomacy Perspectives

researchgate.net Taxonomy of Public Diplomacy Perspectives | Download Table Table 2- uploaded by Kadir Jun Ayhan Content may be subject to copyright.DownloadView publicationTaxonomy of Public Diplomacy Perspectives Source publication The Boundaries of Public Diplomacy and Nonstate Actors: A Taxonomy of PerspectivesArticleFull-text availableJan 2019Kadir Jun AyhanPublic diplomacy (PD) lacks an agreed-upon definition and boundaries. The ambiguity surrounding the conceptualization of the term leads to confusion among scholars and practitioners and hinders the consolidation of PD as an academic field. This article surveys 160 articles and books on PD, categorizes diverse perspectives into a taxonomy, and explo... ViewCitations... Following the September 11 attacks, "new public diplomacy" (Melissen, 2005;Seib, 2009;Snow, 2009) was introduced in order to move away from the one-way communication of old public diplomacy and toward two-way symmetrical communication practices. New public diplom..

Latest on Smart Power/the latest diplomacies …

blogs.gwu.edu image (not from entry) from Internet Latest on Smart Power Eco-Diplomacy: What is it?by IPDGC | May 22, 2019 | Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, public diplomacyBy Cassie Rudolph (GWU, Political Communication, Class of 2020) Public diplomacy takes many forms, which are constantly shifting and adapting to meet the ends of an evolving world. The emergence of social media, for example, has changed the structure of many public...Seeing the Benefits of an International Educationby IPDGC | May 1, 2019 | Exchanges, Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, public diplomacyBy Tess Peterson, GWU undergraduate student (SMPA 2021) As a student in Washington, D.C., I knew the norm was to have an internship early in my college career. But I have had several! In fact, I’ve held three different positions, including the latest as Government...Futbol Diplomacyby IPDGC | Apr 5, 2019 | Cultural Diplomacy, Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Commu..

United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

blogger.com Our Mission Since 1948, the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] (ACPD) has been charged with appraising U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform and influence foreign publics and to increase the understanding of, and support for, these same activities. The ACPD conducts research and symposiums that provide honest assessments and informed discourse on public diplomacy efforts across government. It reports to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. Currently, the office of the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs supports it. Follow Us: Facebook [...] For any questions, please contact the staff’s Senior Advisor Jennifer Rahimi at rahimijy@state.gov.