Recent Blogs of Note
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American Music Abroad 2012-2013
The American Music Abroad program is designed to communicate America’s rich contributions to the global music scene as it fosters cross-cultural communication and people-to-people connections to global audiences. Today, American Voices is proud to administer the American Music Abroad program on behalf of the U.S. Read More
NATO Grapples with Soft Power
BRUSSELS --- Since its founding in 1949, NATO has been a bastion of hard power, first as an alliance arrayed against the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies, and more recently as a manifestation of Western muscle in conflicts such as Kosovo in 1999 and Libya in 2011. Coming off its decisive performance in helping to end the rule of Muammar Qaddafi, NATO seems to be happily basking in macho glory. Read More
PD Under Secretary-Designate’s Advice: Watch China
WASHINGTON --- Tara Sonenshine, nominated to serve as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, offered advice this morning to public diplomacy observers: Watch China.
“We are challenged every day by what the Chinese are doing in public diplomacy,” she said. Read More
Why KONY 2012 is Bad Public Diplomacy
APDS Blogger: Marissa Cruz-Enriquez Read More
Where is Europe’s Sports Diplomacy?
APDS Blogger: Molly Krasnodebska
Throughout the last decade, no message was promoted stronger in the European Union than the idea of a new Europe, which has overcome its past of war and totalitarianism, and has emerged as a normative power standing for international cooperation, democracy, and human rights.
And yet when it comes to the recent events in Ukraine, discussed below, European soft power appears rather meager. Read More
On World Water Day, Focus on the Publics
In recognition of World Water Day 2012, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy would like to acknowledge not just the organizations, governments and international coalitions that provide aid and solutions to water problems, but more importantly the publics that are experiencing water crises around the world. Read More
The Hajj Comes to London: A Step Forward for Cultural Diplomacy
“Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam,” the exhibition at the British Museum that has drawn more than 80,000 visitors since it opened in late January is a remarkable achievement.
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“Thank You” ― Japanese Public Diplomacy After the Tsunami
While Japan struggled to recover from the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami, Japanese PD also struggled to recover from the damage.
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Cultural Diplomacy’s Representational Conceit
This post continues my preliminary discussion of the results of a survey I recently conducted, designed to invite practitioners of cultural diplomacy to reflect upon their own practice. Additional discussion of this survey can be found in my February 15th post. Read More
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