Public Diplomacy News: Americas
MAR 8, 2010
Cyberwar declared as China hunts for the West’s intelligence secrets
The Times of London
“Everyone has been made aware that the Chinese have become very active with cyber-attacks and we’re now getting regular warnings from the office for internal security.” The [NATO diplomatic] sources said that the number of attacks had increased significantly over the past 12 months, with China among the most active players.
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Tags : New Technology   Americas   Asia Pacific   Eurasia  

MAR 8, 2010
US eases Cuba, Iran, Sudan sanctions to allow freer web
BBC News
US technology firms will now be allowed to export online services such as instant messaging and social networks. Companies had not offered such services for fear of violating sanctions.  Read more...

Tags : New Technology   Non-State PD   Americas  

MAR 8, 2010
US Says Palestinian-Israeli Indirect Talks Have Started
Eurasia Review
The United States said on Monday that indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis have started and asked Israel to be cautious in taking decisions to build settlements in the West Bank.  Read more...

Tags : Government PD   Americas   Middle East  

MAR 8, 2010
U.S. anti-Semitism envoy wants to bring non-Jews into the fight
JTA
To combat anti-Semitism, the Jewish people need more non-Jews on their side, said Rosenthal, who spoke at a panel on anti-Semitism alongside Abraham Foxman, the Anti-Defamation League's national director.  Read more...

Tags : Government PD   Americas   Middle East  

MAR 8, 2010
Where are Obama’s foreign confidants?
The Washington Post
I recently asked several senior administration officials, separately, to name a foreign leader with whom Barack Obama has forged a strong personal relationship during his first year in office. A lot of hemming and hawing ensued.  Read more...

Tags : Government PD   Public Opinion   Americas  

MAR 8, 2010
U.S. Public Diplomacy’s Flimsy New Framework
CPD Blog
The long-awaited “roadmap” for U.S. public diplomacy has finally emerged from Undersecretary of State Judith McHale’s office, and it is a stunning disappointment. It is so lacking in imagination, so narrow in its scope, and so insufficient in its appraisal of the tasks facing U.S. public diplomats that it is impossible to understand why its preparation took so many months.   Read more...

Tags : Government PD   Public Opinion   Americas  

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U.S. Public Diplomacy’s Neglected Mandate: Advancing Mutual Understanding
This study will attempt to understand why the U.S. public diplomacy's mandate of "mutual understanding" has ignored the need to increase Americans' understanding of foreign nations and peoples. It will seek to find what must be done to advance mutual understanding between U.S. and foreign publics in the future.
Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy
The Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy provides a comprehensive overview of public diplomacy and national image and perception management, from the efforts to foster pro-West sentiment during the Cold War to the post-9/11 campaign to "win the hearts and minds" of the Muslim world.
CPD Analysis: Americas
Simple is Smart
MAR 9, 2010
 Cari Guittard
U.S. Public Diplomacy’s Flimsy New Framework
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 Philip Seib
Public Diplomacy Activities: Americas
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Benjamin Goldsmith & Yusaku Horiuchi: Global Public Opinion, US Foreign Policy and Public Diplomacy
CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy
12:00 PM, January 28th, 2010
Venue: USC; SOS B40
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CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy
4:30pm-6:00pm, Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Venue: USC; ASC 207

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