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diplopundit.net Excerpt: Then there’s this, of course, which shows a willingness to assign blame because it was convenient and easy. This was also the week when #miltaryintervention was briefly trending on Twitter. It looks like that’s about to get loud again. Malachy Browne ✔@malachybrowne · Mar 10, 2019 Replying to @malachybrowneThis reconstruction merges exclusive video with Colombian security footage. A molotov rag veers toward the aid truck and most likely started the fire. By @ckoettl @deborahacosta @drewjordanphoto & @singhvianjali. Story with @caseysjournal: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/10/world/americas/venezuela-aid-fire-video.html … Malachy Browne ✔@malachybrowneWithin minutes of the blaze, @marcorubio retweeted an unverified claim and wrote that Maduro's police set fire to the aid. @AmbJohnBolton - in his "new experiment in public diplomacy" [JB emphasis] - followed suit, as did @USAIDMarkGreen and @SecPompeo. Claims that went all the way to the UNSC pic.twitter...

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk; original entry contains links on the speakers. Excerpt: Old dog, new tricks: from leaflets to mass media [-] Have governments evolved newer forms of propaganda in the 2010s? The panel discusses the period of transformation and cultures contributing to the rise in modern propaganda image (not from entry) from9.45-11.00 – Session 1Old dog, new tricks: from leaflets to mass mediaHave governments evolved newer forms of propaganda in the 2010s? The panel discusses the period of transformation and cultures contributing to the rise in modern propaganda. Moderator: Aura Lindeberg, Executive Producer, Finnish Broadcasting Company, Finland; entry contains additional links on participants Speakers: Nagham Mohanna, Reporter, Gaza Center for Media Freedom, Palestine Alexandra Vladimirova, Journalist, Russia Nera Valentić, Executive Producer, N1 Television, Croatia Marton Magocsi, Visual Journalist, Abcúg, Hungary Tomasz Augustyniak, Journalist and Asian correspo..

Samir Saran, Rohit Chopra, orfonline.org image and text (not from article) from The Indian state’s repeated blunders in Jammu and Kashmir have often been chalked down to ineffective political governance and security policy choices. While this is true, it is also time to acknowledge the colossal Indian failure in articulating a coherent, viable narrative about Kashmir and disseminating it effectively. States seldom secure legitimacy if they are unable to shape opinions, perceptions and more importantly the diverse “assessments of existence” of those that they seek to serve and manage. This is not to endorse an “Orwellian order” in which power is maintained precariously through the threat of punitive action. Rather, it is to acknowledge that political legitimacy resides firmly within the rubric of a public sphere favorably disposed to the political regime. In other words, state legitimacy depends on an effective identification with the state, one that is reinforced by persuasive rhetori..

wilsoncenter.org Mon. Apr.0820199:00am — 12:00pm6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson CenterDirections to the Wilson Center RSVP FOR THIS EVENT ADD TO CALENDAR EMAIL For both Russia and China, foreign political interference activities are a useful and cost-effective method of foreign policy. In Russia it is theorized as “smart power”, while China still uses the Soviet-era term “united front work”. The activities of Russia and China go well beyond accepted norms of public diplomacy [JB emphasis] and are having a corrupting and corrosive effect on many societies. This half-day symposium focuses on Russia and China's Political Interference Activities in NATO Small States. The world is seeing a return of both “might is right” politics and spheres of influence. As history has shown, the weakness of small states in a time of rising security threats can undermine the security of larger powers. The Symposium examines case studies of some representative small NATO states experiencing Russia and China..

state.gov ***THE DAILY PUBLIC SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***DEPARTMENT OF STATEPUBLIC SCHEDULEMARCH 18, 2019 Excerpt: image (not from entry) fromASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS MARIE ROYCEAssistant Secretary Royce is on travel to Hungary, Serbia, and Turkey from March 9-21. Please click here for more information. ...

finlandabroad.fi image/logo from Embassy of Finland entryExcerpt: Embassy of Finland, Tokyo Embassy of Finland in Tokyo promotes bilateral relations between Finland and Japan and guards Finland’s political and economic interests in Japan. Embassy is one of the key actors in carrying out Finland’s public diplomacy [JB emphasis] activities and making Finland better known in the world. The Ambassador leads Team Finland activities in Japan. ...

hurriyet.com Yakın geçmişin sözlü yasası “Tabağı boş göndermek olmaz”, artık dünyada anlam kazanıyor. 2. Global GastroEkonomi Zirvesi’nde tanıştığımız ‘gastrodiplomasi’ kavramına bu gözle bakmak da mümkün. Kültürlerarası iletişimin yeni aktörlerini uzmanlardan dinledik. Klişe ama gerçek: Yemek asla sadece yemek değildir! Üstelik bu, sadece son dönemin hikâyesi değil, kalubeladan beri böyle. Antikçağlardan bugüne fetihler, göçler hatta saraylardaki üst düzey evlilikler yoluyla sürekli evrilen bir alan. Başından beri böyle dedik ama yeme-içmenin giderek daha fazla sektöre el atan bir ahtapot haline geldiğini görmemek de imkânsız. TURYİD’in (Turizm Restoran Yatırımcıları ve Gastronomi İşletmeleri Derneği) ikincisini düzenlediği Global GastroEkonomi Zirvesi, bu yenilikleri masaya yatırmak için ideal platformdu. İşte sunumlarda öne çıkanlar... Bir restoran, kültürel elçi olabilir mi? Gastrodiplomasi, ülkelerin mutfakları aracılığıyla kültürlerarası iletişime geçmeleri demek. İlk hamle 2002’..

Tommy Sears, theepochtimes.com Image from article, with caption: This photo taken on July 1, 2018 shows Chinese paramilitary personnel training in Chenzhou in China's central Hunan province. (-/AFP/Getty Images) Excerpt: The United States must strengthen its military presence in Asia and encourage allies to join it in confronting China economically and militarily as it grows as a competitor and threat to its neighbors and U.S. security interests. This was the message from U.S. senators and China experts appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 13. ... Dr. Oriana Mastro, assistant professor of security studies at Georgetown University, emphasized that China, while building strength militarily, had actually devoted more effort and resources to political and economic tools. She advised “a program of institution building that will shape norms in [the United States’] favor and fill the gaps…that China has been able to exploit.” Talent ["Former Senator Jim Talent..

urdupoint.com Moscow expects more respect from Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz in relation to Russian Ambassador to Minsk Mikhail Babich, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told Sputnik on Friday uncaptioned image from article MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th March, 2019) Moscow expects more respect from Belarusian Foreign Ministry spokesman Anatoly Glaz in relation to Russian Ambassador to Minsk Mikhail Babich, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told Sputnik on Friday. Earlier, Babich gave a big interview to Sputnik, in which he assessed the Belarusian-Russian relations and the work being carried out to determine the development paths for the Russia-Belarus Union State. In response, Glaz recommended Babich to "try to understand the specifics of the host country" and show some respect. According to Glaz, "sometimes this style of work gives a much greater result than testing for oneself the role of an adherent of public diplomacy [JB e..