Future of Public Diplomacy Unsettled at State

As President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton near an announcement of a top State Department official to promote the United States’s image abroad, some veterans of the public diplomacy field wonder if the administration views job as a national security position or a public relations one. Full Story »

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by Derek Hawkins - Feb. 21, 2009

An in-depth and well sourced look at how Barack Obama's State Department will conduct public diplomacy. The Independent fairly and thoroughly explains a debate I wasn't familiar with -- whether international outreach is a matter of national security or public relations.

Public diplomacy occupies an unconventional space in the State Department. Traditional diplomacy is the process of two governments discussing issues with each other, while ... More »

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Feb. 19, 2009

An in-depth look at an issue, public diplomacy, that isn't often thought about strategically, and you don't see discussed in the media all that much. Great pick the FP News Hunt.

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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Feb. 19, 2009

A well sourced report on the image problem the U.S. has and will continue to have until Muslim television stops showing the U.S. killing and wounding women and children. Houdini couldn't change the mind of a mother who has here home and family destroyed.

I agree with Glassman, this is a national security issue not a P.R. problem.

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Dyani Vanderhorst
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by Dyani Vanderhorst - Feb. 21, 2009

This article is complete and well sourced. The article also provides a new, interesting take on the idea of foreign policy. This is the first article that I have read from this publication making it a nice introduction to this periodical.

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Alen Mirza
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by Alen Mirza - Feb. 24, 2009

Include more gripping quotes and interesting analysis. If this is suppose to be a magazine piece, include descriptive details. If this is suppose to be a news piece, build off expert commentary.

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