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AUG 27, 2008
The Biden Factor in US-Iran Relations
Asia Times Online
Senator Barack Obama's choice of Senator Joseph Biden as his running mate for the Democratic ticket for the US presidency is a good omen for troubled US-Iran relations and will likely translate into positive developments on that front in the event Obama moves into the White House.
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AUG 27, 2008
First Muslim Congressman Excels in Foreign Outreach
Fox News
Ellison's dovish foreign policy is just about the opposite of the Bush administration's, yet he has teamed up with the State Department on public diplomacy to tout what he calls "core" American values of democracy and human rights. He has done events with U.S. embassies overseas and speaks to visiting groups in Washington arranged by the State Department, such as a delegation of French Muslims last month.
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AUG 26, 2008
Revealed: Britain’s Secret Propaganda War Against Al-Qaida
The Guardian
A Whitehall counter-terrorism unit is targeting the BBC and other media organisations as part of a new global propaganda push designed to "taint the al-Qaida brand", according to a secret Home Office paper seen by the Guardian.
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AUG 26, 2008
Korea Undervalued Overseas
The Korea Times
According to Anholt's nation brands index in the fourth quarter of 2007, Korea ranked 30th out of the 35 countries. Another index released by East West Communications, a Washington D.C.-based nation branding consultancy, said the country placed 28th out of 200 countries.
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AUG 26, 2008
U.S. Election Helping America’s Image Worldwide
America.gov
The U.S. presidential race, with "the spectacle of democracy at work," is a great thing for America’s image worldwide, and historically has given a boost to U.S. public diplomacy, Nicholas Cull, a professor of public diplomacy, tells America.gov.
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AUG 26, 2008
Europeans bet big on Obama
Financial Times
This year’s US presidential election has aroused more excitement abroad than perhaps any since 1960, and Senator Barack Obama has inspired the kind of fascination that John Kennedy once did. From racehorses to the Obama bumper stickers I have seen in English country villages to the huge crowds in Berlin (where Mr Obama may have tried a little too obviously to don JFK’s mantle), Europe loves Barack. If the electorate in November were the citizens of the European Union, he would win in a landslide.
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AUG 26, 2008
U.S. Election Helping America’s Image Worldwide
America.gov
The U.S. presidential race, with “the spectacle of democracy at work,” is a great thing for America’s image worldwide, and historically has given a boost to U.S. public diplomacy, Nicholas Cull, a professor of public diplomacy, tells America.gov.
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AUG 25, 2008
US ‘Working For’ Peace Between Israel, Palestine
Gulf Times
The U.S. does not get credit for what it does despite being the single largest contributor, among countries, to the welfare of Palestinians, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Under-Secretary James K Glassman said yesterday.
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AUG 25, 2008
Use public diplomacy to boost U.S. image
Des Moines Register
The element most critical and central to public-diplomacy success? A quality corps of skilled public-diplomacy practitioners. We need to re-invest in such people and refocus on fundamentals. A new generation of talented men and women needs to know that a public-diplomacy career will be rewarding and meaningful. They need to be given the institutional and professional credibility essential to engage effectively with skeptical or hostile foreign publics. And policymakers need to ensure that public-diplomacy specialists are at the table at all stages and at the highest levels as foreign-policy options are being developed.
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AUG 25, 2008
Qatar in media index
Gulf Times
QATAR ranks second in the Middle East and North Africa in the first ever nation branding index launched by East West Communications, Washington DC. The index is produced by analysing mentions of countries in leading media around the world using algorithms developed by text analysis leader Perception Metrics, of Ohio.
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