John Brown's Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review

newhouseinsider.syr.edu, March 6, 2019 Steven Pike image from entry A unique program between Newhouse and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] program is a two-year, two-degree (Public Relations/International Relations) opportunity for students looking to work in communication both at home and abroad. This week on the Newhouse Insider Podcast, Steven Pike, Assistant Professor of Public Relations, sits down with Eric to discuss the ins-and-outs of the Public Diplomacy program, studying abroad, and working for the State Department. Steven Pike is a veteran of the State Department with over twenty years of experience around the globe. He has served in the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Senegal, Haiti, and Washington, D.C. He’s been known to make the occasional Doctor Who reference too. Audio Player [JB: consult original article] 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Click for more information on the Public Dip..

Michele Blood, lifezette.com, March 3, 2019 National security adviser praised president's summit work and explained why commander-in-chief 'decided to shake things up' Image (not from article) fromExcerpt: Bolton called his “roughly 150 tweets” on the situation in Venezuela a “new experiment in public diplomacy [JB emphasis],” adding that most of his tweets also come out in Spanish because “we want to reach a Latin American audience in particular.” “We are trying to rally support for the peaceful transition of power from Maduro to Juan Guaido, whom we recognize as president,” said Bolton. “Our objective is to have Juan Guaido become the interim president so that we can get new presidential elections.” ...

Elliot Hannon, Slate, March 02, 2019 President Trump plays a round of golf at Trump Turnberry Luxury Collection Resort during his first official visit to the U.K. on July 15, 2018.Leon Neal/Getty Images Donald Trump, as president, has made a habit of comingling personal and governmental business to his benefit, but Trump’s tweet Saturday morning about his golf club in Scotland is perhaps the most explicit example of Trump using his office as a tool of self-promotion and personal gain. Trump has never been much for ethics and the GOP has given the president carte blanche to do as he pleases, no matter the appearance of impropriety. The Aberdeen course that Trump promo’d was Trump’s first course in Europe, but has failed to take off like the Trump Organization had anticipated when buying the course in 2006. Trump promised the club would create as many as 6,000 jobs in the community. The reality, as is often the case with Trump, has been much less rosy, and the course has lost money each ..

Xinhua| 2019-03-03 16:46:07|Editor: ZX Wang Yang image from article BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisory body will actively carry out exchanges of high-level visits, and create new ways of conducting public diplomacy [JB emphasis] and people-to-people and cultural exchanges in 2019 to contribute wisdom and strength to major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. The statement was made by Wang Yang, chairman of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, when he delivered a work report of the committee's standing committee to more than 2,000 political advisors attending the advisory body's annual session, which opened on Sunday. Wang said the top political advisory body will host the 17th session of the Sino-EU Round Table, the Belt and Road Seminar for International Cooperation, and the International Seminar on Peaceful Dialogue between Different Religions, among others, in 2019. Political advisors ..

EE News Desk, everythingexperiential.businessworld.in, 03 March, 2019 The evening was hosted with the customary finesse & elegance synonymous with soirees curated by the PDF team. uncaptioned image from article Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Forum kicked off the celebration of its 12th edition of International Women’s Day with their much anticipated calendar event in New Delhi at Le Meridian. The event was presented by OPTIEMUS in association with Aruna Abhey Oswal Trust with the theme of SAFTEY FOR WOMEN. Ratan Kaul and Shilpa Raina Wahal gathered a diverse set of panelists and speakers to discuss various topics relevant to the modern woman and her safety amongst different facets of life. Some of the well known panellists included: Ajay Chaudhary (Joint Commissioner), Miss Asia Tanya Mitta , Shivani Malik (Director, Da Milano), Srishti Kaur ( Miss Teen Universe 2017) among others, who spoke about challenges, courage and measures to be taken for ensuring safety of women. The event als..

The Frontier Post, Posted in Editorial, March 2, 2019 image (not from article) from [see below end line in entry]Excerpt: India capitalized on the diplomatic inertia of previous PML-N [JB see] government and extended the sway of its economic diplomacy in the Gulf States and Middle East. The appointment of cronies and individuals alien to the difficult art of diplomacy pushed the country to diplomatic isolation. Playing a second fiddle role by the former Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif versus his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the diplomatic front damaged the image of Pakistan even in the Islamic countries. In contrast India posted skillful diplomats in Gulf States and Middle East to strengthen bilateral relation in almost all fields. Apart from professional diplomacy, the Indian diplomats pursued public diplomacy through the Indian nationals involved in business and jobs in various companies in the Gulf countries. No such services for the country were made by the political appointees’ ..

www.defenseone.com [transcript of a Defense One radio program]; original article contains links; on Lukashenko-Putin, see also image (not from entry) from Excerpt: This week we’re going to take a look at Russia and the future of the U.S.-Russian relationship, in three chapters: After Putin (at the 1:30 mark); Before Putin (17:14); Now what (28:16). It’s an investigation that will take us to a battle against the Mongols 639 years ago — ahead to Putin’s “zoo” of scary long-range weapons unveiled last year, and all the way forward to the challenges that come well after the Department of Justice’s Trump-Russia probe here in 2019. Our guests this week include Michael Carpenter, Senior Director of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington; Mark Galeotti, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London; Pavel Podvig, a physicist trained at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; and Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Pro..

Australian Institute of International Affairs - Victoria, Dyason House, 124 Jolimont Rd, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia Excerpt: Event fully booked. Our apologies!Interested in an international career and want to know how to get there? Looking for a career in international relations, trade or diplomacy, representing your country at the UN or working to promote Australia’s overseas interests? Join DFAT's Victoria State Office and the United Nations Association of Victoria (UNAAV) hosted by AIIA’s Young Professionals Forum (YPF) at an event designed to give you an edge in building your professional and international career opportunities.Serving diplomats, State Government representatives and a former Ambassador to the UN will share their experiences and offer first-hand advice on how to establish your career pathways.Hear from:• DFAT representative Merinda Petersen to cover DFAT Fellowship experience, internships, pathways to UN and international careers such as DFAT and Red Cro..

lv.usembassy.gov Image (not from entry) from Proposals submitted by March 31 will be reviewed by mid-April, 2019.The U.S. Embassy Riga’s Small Grants Program was initiated as a flexible mechanism to enable the U.S. Embassy to support initiatives that contribute to more open and competitive political and economic systems and the protection of human rights. The Embassy adheres to U.S. Government rules and regulations pertaining to grants administration. Questions related to US Embassy Riga’s Small Grants Program may be referred to the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section at us.embassy.riga@gmail.comor +371 6710 7109.Applications must be submitted in English. Please read all the instructions below and in the application template.Program SummaryThe implementing office at the U.S. Embassy in Latvia is the Public Affairs Office (PAO), which is under the authority of the Ambassador.The Ambassador may choose whether to review and approve grant requests.Grants are aimed primarily at Latvian NGOs an..

Shawn Dorman, washdiplomat.com, March 1, 2019 On a quiet street in Oslo, the almost-famous international diplomatic band hauls their equipment out of the van to the backyard of a local couple (he’s American, she’s Norwegian) hosting a birthday bash. The sounds of rock ‘n’ roll ensue, from Norwegian classics like “Splitter Pine” to Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” to “Sunset Moose,” an original song by the one American in the band, acting U.S. Ambassador to Norway and lead guitarist Jim DeHart. Diplomatic Immunity, which released its first (and only) CD “A Foreign Affair” last June, features an all-star lineup of diplomats and friends who moonlight as musicians: Canadian Ambassador to Norway Artur Wilczynski (drummer); U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires to Norway Jim DeHart (guitarist/singer); Wilczynski’s Canadian partner, Randy Stocker (rhythm guitar/pianist); American Embassy Motor Pool Dispatcher Ørjan Tverbakk (bass player); and fitness trainer and musical t..