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WHERE IS EUROPE’S SPORTS DIPLOMACY?
MAR 23, 2012
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APDS Blogger: Molly Krasnodebska Throughout the last decade, no message was promoted stronger in the European Union than the idea of a new Europe, which has overcome its past of war and totalitarianism, and has emerged as a normative power standing for international cooperation, democracy, and human rights. And yet when it comes to the recent events in Ukraine, discussed below, European soft power appears rather meager. This summer the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship will be jointly hosted by Ukraine and Poland: An excellent opportunity for the European community to bond over its favorite sport, and for Ukraine, which…... Full Text
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THE HAJJ COMES TO LONDON: A STEP FORWARD FOR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY
MAR 21, 2012
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LONDON --- “Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam,” the exhibition at the British Museum that has drawn more than 80,000 visitors since it opened in late January is a remarkable achievement. First, it is glitz-free, relying on its intellectual content rather than the son et lumiere approach on which so many museums today rely. It explains, in a straightforward way, the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca undertaken each year by about three million Muslims. Participating in the Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, required of every Muslim who is able to make the trip. The…... Full Text
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MAKING SENSE OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY
MAR 17, 2012
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LONDON --- “Cultural diplomacy” has a nice ring to it; it brings to mind folk singing, dances around the Maypole, children’s finger-painting exhibitions, and other such feel-good exports that can make even global adversaries think kindly of each other, at least momentarily. But cultural diplomacy can be much more than artsy fluff. It is a potent form of public diplomacy that reaches people in ways that overtly political efforts often cannot. Its exercise, however, raises questions about whether artistic integrity can be maintained while being used for the subtle furtherance of national interest. This was a central issue at a…... Full Text
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PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, BRANDING, AND THE IMAGE OF NATIONS, PART I: WHAT’S IN A BRAND?
MAR 16, 2012
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I am writing today from the world city of London. Although I will be going to see colleagues at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) next week, I confess that I have not been thinking much about whether the Brits will be able to top, or at least equal the Chinese in skillfully using the occasion of the Summer Olympics as a platform to advance their top line public diplomacy objectives. Instead, I have been busy teaching a graduate seminar on Science, Technology, Diplomacy and International Policy, and helping to organize an International Symposium on the theme of heteropolarity and world…... Full Text
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MOVING AUSTRALIA’S PUBLIC DIPLOMACY BEYOND THE CULT OF RUDD
FEB 29, 2012
 Posted by Caitlin Byrne
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Australia’s international policy portfolio has been left hanging after Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd’s surprise resignation from his post – announced from Mexico in the aftermath of the G20 meeting. Rudd’s resignation, a deliberate retaliation strike against the current Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the ruling Australian Labor Party for the unceremonious leadership coup they pulled off against him some 24 months ago, while fascinating to the political observer, is potentially devastating for Australia’s international image projection. Both as Prime Minister, and subsequently as Foreign Minister, Kevin Rudd (or @KRudd as he is known in the Twittersphere), has been highly influential…... Full Text
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