Resources - Reports and Papers




2010


AFRICOM (January/February 2010). Forward in Africa: US AFRICOM and he US Army in Africa [PDF]. Military Review.

Bordachev, T. (January 2010). Georgia, Obama, The Economic Crisis: Shifting Ground in Russia-EU Relations [PDF]. Russie Nei Visions No. 46. Institut Francais de Relations Internationales.

Burton, B. M. (January 2010). Learning from Experience: Lessons from the QDR for the QDDR [PDF]. Center for a New American Security.

Lord, K. M. (January 2010). Engaging the Private Sector for the Public Good: The Power of Network Diplomacy [PDF]. Center for a New American Security.

Lord, K. M. (January 2010). Public Engagement 101: What Strategic Communication Is, Isn't, and Should Be [PDF] in Joint Force Quarterly, Issue 56, p. 6-9.

Deutsch, R. D. (January 2010). Ambassadors to the World A New Paradigm for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication [PDF] in Joint Force Quarterly, Issue 56, p. 6-9.



2009


John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress (December 2009). Moving Forward: A Renewed Role for American Arts and Artists in the Global Age [PDF]. New York University.

Brookings Doha Center Analysis Paper (November 1, 2009). The Opportunity of the Obama Era: Can Civil Society Help Bridge Divides between the United States and a Diverse Muslim World? [PDF]. The Brookings Institution.

CPD Perspectives on Public Diplomacy (October 2009). Public Diplomacy: Lessons from the Past [PDF] by Nicholas J. Cull. The USC Center on Public Diplomacy.

American Political Science Association (October 2009). U.S. Standing in the World: Causes, Consequences, and the Future [PDF]. APSA Task Force on U.S. Standing in World Affairs.

Huijgh, E. (October 2009). Clingendael Diplomacy Papers. The Public Diplomacy of Federated Entities: Excavating the Quebec Model. Netherlands Institute of International Relations, Paper Number 23.

CPD Perspectives on Public Diplomacy (September 2009). America's New Approach to Africa: AFRICOM and Public Diplomacy [PDF] by Philip Seib. The USC Center on Public Diplomacy.

Rijgersberg, R. (September 2009). Clingendael Diplomacy Papers. The U.S. as Keeper of a 'Free' Internet. Netherlands Institute of International Relations.

Oglesby, D. M. (Summer/Fall 2009). SAIS Review. Statecraft at the Crosssroads: A New Diplomacy [PDF]. The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Rasmussen, S. B. (July 2009). Clingendael Diplomacy Papers. Discourse Analysis of EU Pubilc Diplomacy: Messages and Practices [PDF]. Netherlands Institute of International Relations.

Heritage Special Report (July 27, 2009). Ideas Matter: Restoring the Content of Public Diplomacy [PDF]. The Heritage Foundation.

The Pew Global Attitudes Project (July 23, 2009). Confidence in Obama Lifts U.S. Image Around the World: 25-Nation Pew Global Attitudes Survey [PDF]. The Pew Research Center.

USIP Special Report (June 2009). Media as Global Diplomat. United States Institute of Peace, Special Report 226.

Lord, K. M., Nagl, J. A., & Rosen, S. (June 9, 2009). Beyond Bullets: A Pragmatic Strategy to Combat Violent Islamist Extremism. [PDF] Center for a New American Security.

International Crisis Group Middle East Briefing (June 2, 2009). U.S.-Iranian Engagement: The View from Tehran. [PDF] International Crisis Group.

Bruno, G. (May 11, 2009). Winning the Information War in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Council on Foreign Relations.

Cohen, J. (April/May 2009). Diverting the Radicalization Track. Hoover Institution Policy Review, Stanford University.

Grygiel, J. (April/May 2009). The Power of Statelessness. Hoover Institution Policy Review, Stanford University.

Mark, S. (April 2009). Clingendael Diplomacy Papers. A Greater Role for Cultural Diplomacy [PDF]. Netherlands Institute of International Relations.

Bartlett, K. (April 9, 2009). A Fresh Look at Global Engagement: American Public Diplomacy Policy for the Obama Administration. [PDF] Occidental College.

Mesch, G. S. (Spring 2009). The Internet and Youth Culture. The Hedgehog Review, Vol. 11, No. 1, University of Haifa.

Hamilton, J. M. (March/April 2009). In the Foothills of Change: Foreign Coverage Seems Doomed, But It's Only Just Begun. Columbia Journalism Review.

McGiffert, C. (Ed.) (March 2009). Chinese Soft Power and Its Implications for the United States. [PDF] A Report of the CSIS Smart Power Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Understanding Human Dynamics. (March 2009). Defense Science Board Task Force Report.

Roberts, W. R. (February 16, 2009). Rebooting America's Image Abroad. Public Diplomacy Alumni Association.

Locher, J. R. III. (January/February 2009). Forging a New Shield. The American Interest.

Fouts, J. S., & King, R. J. (January 29, 2009). Understanding Islam Through Virtual Worlds. Dancing Ink Productions.

Hitchcock, D. I. (January 24, 2009). Making U.S. Public Diplomacy Work. Public Diplomacy Alumni Association.

Ronfeldt, D. & Varda, D. (January 15, 2009). The Prospects for Cyberocracy (Revisted). Social Science Research Network.

Paul, C. (2009). Whither Strategic Communication? A Survey of Current Proposals and Recommendations. [PDF] RAND Corporation.


2008


"The Foreign Affairs Budget of the Future," [PDF] (October 2008). The American Academy of Diplomacy.

Berger, M., Van der Plas, E., Huygens, C., Akrimi, N., & Schneider, C. (January 2008). Bridge the Gap, or Mind the Gap? Culture in Western-Arab Relations. [PDF] Clingendael Diplomacy Paper 15, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

Canning, M. (December 1, 2008). The Overseas Post: The Forgotten Element of Our Public Diplomacy. [PDF] The Public Diplomacy Council.

"Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe", (2008). Council of Europe/ERICarts.

Echevarria, A. J. II (June 2008). Wars of Ideas and the War of Ideas. [PDF] The Strategic Studies Institute.

Elasmar, M. G. (ed). (Winter/Spring 2008). Special Issue of Media Psychology and Public Diplomacy. American Journal of Meida Psychology, Vol. 1, Nos. 1/2, Boston University.

el-Nawawy, M., & Powers, S. (November 2008). Mediating Conflict: Al-Jazeera English and the Possibility of a Conciliatory Media. [PDF]. The Al-Jazeera English Research Project of the University of Southern California and Queens University of Charlotte.

China Analysis: Playing With Europe's Soft Agenda [PDF] (December 2008). European Council on Foreign Relations - Asia Centre.

Sharing Diversity: National Approaches to Intercultural Dialogue in Europe. [PDF] (March 2008). European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research.

Feulner, E. J., Dale, H.C., Graffy, C., Doran, M., Duffey, J., & Blankley, T. (March 14, 2008). Public Diplomacy: Reinvigorating America's Strategic Communications Policy. [PDF] The Heritage Foundation.

Taliban Propaganda: Winning the War of Words? [PDF] (July 24, 2008). International Crisis Group.

Kraidy, M. (January 2008). Arab Media and US Policy: A Public Diplomacy Reset. [PDF] The Stanley Foundation.

Lord, K. M. (August 15, 2008). Public Diplomacy and the New Transatlantic Agenda. The Brookings Institution.

International Education: The Neglected Dimension of Public Diplomacy. [PDF] (August, 2008). NAFSA: Association of International Educators.

Rebranding America: The Occidental Strategy. [PDF] (May 2008). Occidental College.

Basic Principles on Improving U.S. Public Diplomacy [RTF] (November 17, 2008). The Public Diplomacy Council.

Reforming U.S. International Broadcasting for a New Era [RTF] (November 17, 2008) The Public Diplomacy Council.

Rugh, B. (December 20, 2008). Enabling Public Diplomacy Field Officers to Do Their Jobs. [PDF] The Public Diplomacy Council.

Schneider, C. P., Nelson, K., & Yousri, M. (June 2008). "Mightier than the Sword: Arts and Culture in the U.S.-Muslim World Relationship," [PDF]. The Brookings Institution.

Seib, P. (Feb, 2008). AFRICOM: The American Military and Public Diplomacy in Africa. [PDF] University of Southern California Figueroa Press.

Szondi, G. (October 2008). "Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding: Conceptual Similarities and Differences." [PDF] Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael.'

An Evaluation of Alhurra Television Programming [PDF] (July 31, 2008). USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California.

Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World. [PDF] (September, 2008). U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project.


2007


Cull, N. J. (October 2007). The National Theatre of Scotland's BLACK WATCH: Theatre as Cultural Diplomacy. [PDF] The USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School and the British Council.

Davidson, M. (December 6, 2007). A UK Perspective on Public Diplomacy and Cultural Relations in a Time of Conflict. [PDF] University of Iowa.

D'Hooghe, I. (July 2007). The Rise of China's Public Diplomacy. [PDF] Clingendael Diplomacy Paper 12, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

Kurlantzick, J. (April 2007). Pax-Asia Pacifica: Asia's Emerging Identity and Implications for U.S. Policy. [PDF] Pacific Council on International Policy and the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.

Manojlovic, M., & Thorheim, C. H. (October 2007). Crossroads of Diplomacy: New Challenges, New Solutions. [PDF] Clingendael Diplomacy Paper 13, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

McMahon, R. (March 23, 2007). The Changing Scope of U.S. International Broadcasts. Council on Foreign Relations

Seizing the Moment in U.S. Overseas Broadcasting: A Call for Action. [PDF] (December 4, 2007). The Public Diplomacy Council

FY 2008 International Broadcast Funding at a Critical Crossroads. [PDF] (June 25, 2007). The Public Diplomacy Council

FFY 2008 U.S. Department of State Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs [PDF] (May 31, 2007). The Public Diplomacy Council

Teslik, L. H. (November 9, 2007). Nation Branding Explained. Council on Foreign Relations.

Van der Pluijm, R. (April 2007). City Diplomacy: The Expanding Role of Cities in International Politics. [PDF] Clingendael Diplomacy Paper 10, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

The Future of Public Diplomacy. [PDF] (March 1-3, 2007). Wilton Park Conference WP842.


2006


Dominguez, J. I. (June 1, 2006). China's Relations with Latin America: Shared Gains, Asymmetric Hopes. Inter-American Dialogue.

Fouts, J. S. (Ed.) (April 2006). Public Diplomacy Practitioners, Policy Makers, and Public Opinion. A Report of the Public Diplomacy and World Public Opinion Forum, April 9–11, 2006, Washington, D.C. [PDF]. A project of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the USC Annenberg School for Communication, USC Center on Public Diplomacy and the Pew Research Center.

Heine, J. (Ed.) (October 2006). On the Manner of Practising the New Diplomacy. Working Paper No. 11, The Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Kurlantzick, J. (June 5, 2006). China's Charm: Implications of Chinese Soft Power. Carnegie Endowment.

Melissen, J. (December 2006). Public Diplomacy Between Theory and Practice. Diplomatic Studies Programme Paper. Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

Noya, J. (Ed.) (November 30, 2006). The Present and Future of Public Diplomacy: A European Perspective. The 2006 Madrid Conference on Public Diplomacy. Elcano Royal Institute for International and Strategic Studies.

Popescu, N. (October 27, 2006). Russia’s Soft Power Ambitions. Center for European Policy Studies.

Yackley, J. (Fall 2006) Wishful Thinking: Strategic Imperatives and their Limits in Turkey's EU Aspirations." Turkish Policy Quarterly.


2005


Batora, J. (March 2005). Public diplomacy in small and medium-sized states: Norway and Canada. [PDF] Discussion Paper in Diplomacy 97, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

Beehner, L. (September 29, 2005). Perceptions of U.S. Public Diplomacy. Council on Foreign Relations.

Charney, C., Yakatan, N. (May 2005). A New Beginning: Strategies for a More Fruitful Dialogue with the Muslim World [PDF]. Council on Foreign Relations

De Gouveia, P. F., & Plumridge, H. (November 2005). European infopolitik: Developing EU public diplomacy strategy. [PDF] The Foreign Policy Centre.

Gonesh, A. & Melissen, J. (December 2005). Public Diplomacy: Improving Practice, Conference Report. [PDF] Clingendael Diplomacy Paper 5, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

Gregory, B. (August 31, 2005). Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication: Cultures, Firewalls, and Imported Norms. [PDF] Presentation at the American Political Science Association Conference on International Communication and Conflict.

Johnson, S., Dale, H., & Cronin, P. (August 5, 2005). Strengthening U.S. Public Diplomacy Requires Organization, Coordination, and Strategy. The Heritage Foundation.

Kaye, D. D. (June 2005). Rethinking Track Two Diplomacy: The Middle East and South Asia. [PDF] Clingendael Diplomacy Paper 3, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

Leonard, M., Small, A., & Rose, M. (February 2005). British public diplomacy in the 'Age of Schisms.' [PDF] The Foreign Policy Centre.

Melissen, J. (May 2005). Wielding Soft Power: The new public diplomacy. [PDF] Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

Ociepka, B., & Ryniejska, M. (August 2005). Public diplomacy and EU enlargement: The case of Poland. [PDF] Discussion Paper in Diplomacy 99, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

A Call for Action on Public Diplomacy (2d Edition). [PDF] (October, 2005). The Public Diplomacy Council

A Call for Action on Public Diplomacy [PDF] (January 2005). The Public Diplomacy Council.


2004


Amr, H. (January, 2004). The Need To Communicate: How To Improve U.S. Public Diplomacy With The Islamic World. [PDF] The Brookings Institution.

Asmus, R., Everts, P., & Isernia, P. (June 2004). Across the Atlantic and the Political Aisle: The Double Divide in U.S.-European Relations.[PDF] Transatlantic Trends.

Brown, J. (September 5, 2004). Changing Minds, Winning Peace: Reconsidering the Djerejian Report. American Diplomacy.

Cultural Diplomacy, Recommendations & Research. [PDF] (July 2004). Center For Arts & Culture.

Coffey, F., Silverman, S., Maurer, W., & Rugh, W. (January 14, 2004). Making Public Diplomacy Effective: State Department Public Diplomacy Must be Realigned. PublicDiplomacy.Org.

Terrorism: Q & A. (2004). Council on Foreign Relations.

Finn, H. K. (April 19, 2004). Public Diplomacy: Effective Strategies for the Future. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Cold War Broadcasting Impact. [PDF](October 13-16, 2004). Hoover Institution and Woodrow Wilson International Center at Stanford University.

Keilson, J. (2004). Public Diplomacy and U.S. Foreign Policy. Great Decisions.org of the Foriegn Policy Association.

Riordan, S. (2004). Dialogue-Based Public Diplomacy: A New Foreign Policy Paradigm? Discussion Papers in Diplomacy 95, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

Rosen, B. & Wolf, C. (May 2004). Public Diplomacy: How to Think About and Improve It. [PDF] The RAND Corporation.

Schneider, C. P. (2004). Culture Communicates: US Diplomacy that Works. Discussion Papers in Diplomacy 94, Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael.

Spector. J. B. (2004). Non-Traditional Diplomacy: Cultural, Academic and Sports Boycotts and Change in South Africa. Anti-Apartheid Movement Conference.


Archive (published before 2004)


Cummings, M. (April 2003). Cultural Diplomacy and the United States Government: A Survey. [PDF] Center for Arts and Culture.

Fisher, R. (June 1999). Beyond Cultural Diplomacy. International Cultural Co-operation Policies: Whose Agenda is it Anyway?. The International Arts Bureau, London.

Hachigian, N. (Summer 2002).The Internet and Power in One-Party East Asian States. [PDF] The Washington Quarterly.

Johnson, S. & Dale, H. (April 23, 2003). How to Reinvigorate U.S. Public Diplomacy. The Heritage Foundation.

Katzenstein, P. J. (June 2002). Open Regionalism: Cultural Diplomacy and Popular Culture in Europe and Asia. [PDF]American Political Science Association

Kaufman, E. (Spring 2002). A Broadcasting Strategy to Win Media Wars. [PDF] The Washington Quarterly.

Leonard, M. & Smewing, C. (February 2003). Public Diplomacy in the Middle East. [PDF] Foreign Policy Center.

Sablosky, J. A. (April 2003). Recent Trends in Department of State Support for Cultural Diplomacy: 1993-2002. [PDF] Center for Arts and Culture.

Wyszomirski, M., Burgess, Ch. & Peila, C. (April 2003). International Cultural Relations: A Multi-Country Comparison. [PDF] Arts International and the Center for Arts and Culture.

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