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INFORMATION WAR 2011
MAR 11, 2011
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The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. -- Edward R. Murrow Full Text
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SNOW’S JOB: 8 WEEKS TEACHING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN CHINA
SEP 24, 2007
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This article originally appeared in The Huffington Post on September, 20, 2007 Lesson 1: When in China, buy a bike. Yes, it's along the lines of 'when in Rome' but there's no better way to get around this sprawling campus Tsinghua University in northwestern Beijing than to join the thousands of Chinese students taking to the paths. Entering a bike lane is like trying to merge onto the 405 in Southern California. I'm more concerned about getting run over by a fellow cyclist than I am about being hit by a car, but I would just as soon avoid either…... Full Text
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ANTI-AMERICANISM AND THE RISE OF CIVIC DIPLOMACY
DEC 13, 2006
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This article originally appeared in Foreign Policy in Focus, December 13, 2006. Anti-Americanism has emerged as a term that, like "fascism" and "communism" in George Orwell's lexicon, has little meaning beyond "something not desirable." However it is defined, anti-Americanism has clearly mushroomed over the last six years, as charted in a number of polls. This phenomenon is, everyone agrees, intimately tied to the exercise of U.S. power and perceptions around the world of U.S. actions. To counter this anti-Americanism, the U.S. government has embarked on a largely clumsy effort at public diplomacy to convince the world of the benignity of…... Full Text
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THE PEOPLE’S AMBASSADOR
NOV 10, 2006
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The State Department announced Thursday that figure skater Michelle Kwan would become a public diplomacy ambassador representing sports and U.S. values to the world. The 26-year-old five time world champion who vaulted onto the world figure skating stage at 15 is now a graduate student in political science and international relations at the University of Denver, alma mater of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Kwan seems like a good safe choice to represent U.S. values in diversity and sports excellence. From all I've seen of Kwan in the media, she seems a warm and gracious person and will likely do…... Full Text
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