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U.S., China make effort to get along
This careful de-escalation was a prominent example of the way in which the two countries have quietly moved to limit the damage from a series of noisy conflicts this year.
Security should be strengthened through diplomacy : Tharoor
Against the backdrop of recent Pune blasts, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor today stressed the need to strengthen security measures through diplomacy and international cooperation to prevent attacks from outside.
France’s valentine to Russia
One one level, maybe it's not surprising that France would sell an ultramodern helicopter carrier to Russia's navy, even as Russia continues to occupy illegally a sovereign nation that enjoys, at least in theory, good relations with France. After all, times are tough.
Smart power needs smart public diplomacy
The world of traditional power politics was typically about whose military or economy would win. In today’s information age, politics is also about whose “story” wins. National narratives are, indeed, a type of currency. Governments compete with each other and with other organizations to enhance their own credibility and weaken that of their opponents.
President Obama appoints special envoy to Muslim world
President Obama appointed Rashad Hussain as the U.S. special envoy to the Muslim world. The appointment of Hussain is a small, but important step in the right direction to restoring America’s standing in the Muslim world. The U.S. has a serious credibility problem in the Middle East and restoring it requires not only military power, but soft power as well.
Assertive China emerges as world’s newest superpower
"China is not going to be using soft power as much as the Americans and they are certainly not going to be trying to get involved and tell other countries what to do. They are driven by economics, not so much by their concept of morality or their conception that the rest of the world has to follow them.
Ashton calls for the EU’s soft power to be smart power too
Already on the hot seat little more than a month into the job, the European Union’s new de facto Foreign Minister said she believes the EU can’t rely on its vaunted “soft power” strategy of negotiation, but must be hard at times when dealing with affairs both foreign and domestic.
American musicians bond with Vietnamese counterparts
The Pasadena-based group is cementing its position to help guide Vietnam's musical future. With a highly competitive grant from the U.S. State Department, Southwest will soon embark on a six-week exchange with Vietnam's two premier music institutions.
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