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MAY 18, 2012
The top ten myths of modern China
The Huffington Post
China will not implode. Its road to superpower status will be bumpy, even rocky in parts, but the fundamentals of sustained macroeconomic expansion are in place and, for the large part, enduring. Here are 10 popular misconceptions about China.
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MAY 10, 2012
Drone war defensive
Salon
Obama’s public diplomacy on drones has its uses on the 2012 campaign trail, but for U.S national security policymakers it is needed to counter the daily reports out of Pakistan that virtually everybody from the pro-American foreign minister to the Islamist right opposes the drone war. In the country’s upcoming presidential election, perennial populist candidate Imran Khan is surging on the strength of his pledge to shoot down U.S. drones.
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MAY 5, 2012
Twitter vs. secret diplomacy in the Chen Guangcheng saga
World Now (Blog) - Los Angeles Times
But the rapid-fire pace of social media helped to quickly undercut the official line on what had happened just hours after the agreement was announced, spurring journalists worldwide to follow up. Experts said it was the first time that the digital world has had such a strong sway. In the past, "it might have taken days or months. It wouldn't have taken minutes," said Nicholas Cull, a USC professor of public diplomacy.
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MAY 4, 2012
Ukraine tells Reding to be less ‘emotional’ on Euro2012
Euoberver
Yelisieiev added that Euro2012 should be a "celebration of good will" among ordinary people instead of "making political stands."..."Millions of Ukrainians put their heart into making this celebration happen ... they deserve the highest recognition, not the cold shoulder.
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MAY 3, 2012
Diplomacy: Deconstructing an ‘eroticized hatred’
The Jerusalem Post
To make “invalid, illegal, or unacceptable.” That’s the simple definition of delegitimization, and everybody agrees on it...almost nobody agrees on what constitutes a bona fide attempt to delegitimize Israel, nor on how Israel should combat those efforts.
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MAY 2, 2012
Public Diplomacy, Branding, and The Image of Nations, Part II: More of the Same, or Different?
CPD Blog
With the notable exception of Canada, public diplomacy most everywhere is enjoying somewhat of a renaissance, with interest and activity at levels not seen since the end of the Cold War....Why the resurgence?
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MAY 1, 2012
Are passport control queues the result of government cuts?
The Guardian
There is enough research in the nation branding world to demonstrate that a country's image and reputation depends on part to its openess to others...The government is blaming the weather for recent long waits at border contro. But with a recruitment freeze in place, what effect are the cuts having?l
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APR 26, 2012
Mexican vacation? Much more than beaches and violence
Global Post
This colonial Mexican city recently received a special guest. Malia Obama, the US president’s 13-year-old daughter, walked through the city’s elegant, ornate churches on a school field trip with 12 classmates and two dozen security guards.
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APR 26, 2012
In China, blame for the USC victims
Los Angeles Times
This is the America that draws ever-growing numbers of Chinese students, who then take home a view of the United States that refutes the stereotypes.Such an exercise of informal diplomacy on a grand scale cannot help but change U.S.-China relations. It may even change the world.
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APR 24, 2012
A top director takes a new look at Somalia
CO.Create
“Somalia is a bizarre world where in their communities piracy can be accepted as just a job, an acceptable profession, to a degree. The pirates are just trying to survive because there is simply no economy or industry there."
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