FEB 8, 2010
The Willis Conover Facebook Page
All About Jazz
What three administrations in the White House have refused to do, the people have done. They have recognized Willis Conover, the Voice of America broadcaster who may have been America's greatest cultural diplomat of the Cold War.
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Cultural Diplomacy
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Americas
FEB 8, 2010
This Ambassador Is A Sore In US-Pakistani Relationship
International Analyst Network
US Ambassador to Pakistan Ms. Anne W. Patterson is becoming quite controversial. She has overseen the worst spell in the relationship between Washington and Islamabad in sixty years and many say she is responsible for at least some of it. Ties weren’t this bad even when the United States unfairly sanctioned Pakistan in 1990 over its nuclear program.
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Government PD
Public Opinion
Americas
South Asia
FEB 8, 2010
Obama’s retreat from the global stage
The Washington Post
Is a wounded Barack Obama withdrawing from the world? Europeans could be excused for speculating as much. The White House announced last week that the president would not attend a U.S.-European Union summit planned for Madrid in May, forcing its cancellation
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Americas
FEB 8, 2010
Taliban will negotiate, but path fraught with risk
Reuters
Unthinkable a year ago and still officially beyond the pale, the idea of a political role for Taliban leaders in Afghanistan is creeping onto the agenda as war-weary governments seek to bring an end to an unpopular war.
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Non-State PD
Americas
South Asia
Eurasia
FEB 8, 2010
U.S.-China growing pains
The Washington Post
Despite the recent squall in U.S.-Chinese relations, both countries have powerful reasons to cooperate with one another. These have grown over the past two decades, a progression that both countries seem to recognize.
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Government PD
Americas
Asia Pacific
FEB 8, 2010
Students Practice Citizen Diplomacy in Syria
George Mason University News
Fifteen George Mason University students have just returned from a diplomatic mission to Syria as part of a class learning how to engage in citizen diplomacy. The master’s and doctoral students spent seven days in Syria, attending lectures, cultural events and meetings with religious leaders and Syrian presidential advisers.
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Cultural Diplomacy
Americas
Middle East
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