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2014/03/042014/03/04

Review: Real-Time Diplomacy – Politics and Power in the Social Media Era

Philip Seib 5.0 out of 5 stars Major Contribution Leaving a Great Deal More to Be Discussed, March 4, 2014 Diplomacy is a third-rate practice at this time, largely because the governments representated by diplomats lack intelligence with integrity and are also not held accountable for making grand mistakes with consequencies measured in trillions over …

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2013/12/092013/12/09

Berto Jongman: Public Diplomacy Case Studies and Ten Best Practices

The New Public Diplomacy Imperative Since the end of Cold War, the United States has exercised neither coherent nor strategically minded communication with overseas populations. The New Public Diplomacy Imperative takes a look at the strategic necessity for strong American public diplomacy. Policy analyst Matthew Wallin examines many of the issues in contemporary public diplomacy, …

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2013/08/302013/08/30

Neal Rauhauser: Cost of Secrecy versus Diplomacy

Budget Comparison Usually when we get information about black programs it’s the result of two or more errors on the part of Congressmen. One will give a budget for a certain area, another will describe black ops as a percentage of that number, and then we get the actual figure. This time thanks to Edward …

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2013/06/122013/06/12

Worth a Look: Galactic Diplomacy: Getting to Yes with ET (Routing Around Secretive Governments)

Review This book is a comprehensive source for individuals who think that sufficient evidence merits acceptance of the premise that intelligent extraterrestrials are already interacting with humanity and who are already asking what an appropriate, democratic, political response might be (even if an unsupervised shadow government maintains negotiations, exchanges and de facto agreements not only …

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2013/05/272013/05/27

Berto Jongman: US Public Diplomacy – Time for Competence?

Novel Suggestion: A Qualified Nominee for America’s Next Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy? By Patricia H. Kushlis Whirled View, Saturday, 25 May 2013 Will persistence pay off or does hope just spring eternal? The former would be nice. On May 24, 2013, 51 former US Ambassadors and senior US government officials with extensive overseas and …

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2013/02/242013/02/24

Yoda: Yahoo! Internet Fellowship at Georgetown School of Diplomacy ($55K, AY 2013-2014)

Be the Force! The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC is now accepting applications for the position of 2013-2014 Yahoo! Fellow in Residence. The fellowship is supported by the Yahoo! International Values, Communications Technology, and Global Internet Fellowship Fund, which was established in 2007-08 at the …

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2012/01/31

John Robb: Drone Diplomacy – Comply or Die + Meta RECAP

Drone Diplomacy: Comply or Die Gunboat diplomacy was the essence of military power projection for centuries. Want to coerce a country? Sail a aircraft carrier battle group into their national waters. However, carrier battlegroups are hideously expensive, increasingly vulnerable to low cost attack, and less lethal than they appear (most of the weapons systems are …

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