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Cultural Diplomacy and Cultural Autonomy

Philip Seib | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Cultural Diplomacy, Public Diplomacy, International Relations, Diplomacy, Ditchley, Confucius Institutes, China, World News
Philip Seib

For foreign policy strategists, cultural diplomacy has great value as a trust-builder, providing groundwork on which broader, non-arts initiatives can be constructed.

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Lugar Report Offers Needed Appraisal of Chinese Public Diplomacy

Philip Seib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: International Broadcasting, United States, China, Public Diplomacy, Confucius Institutes, Richard Lugar, World News
Philip Seib

On numerous levels, the United States continues to fall farther behind China. Within Congress, the most thoughtful and persistent champion of public diplomacy is Senator Richard Lugar.

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Public Diplomacy: "Out" for the U.S., "In" Overseas?

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlotte Beers, Gastrodiplomacy, Michael Kaiser, Pentagon, Cultural Diplomacy, Jesse Helms, Smith-Mundt Act, Joseph Duffey, Modern Art, Cold War, China, Hasbara, Internet, Digital Media, People-to-People Exchanges, Bruce Gregory, Barry Zorthian, Soft Power, Marketing, Karen Hughes, Development, James Glassman, Nicholas Cull, Heritage Foundation, Business for Diplomatic Action, Edmund Gullion, Keith Reinhard, Kristin Lord, U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy, Propaganda, Engagement, Confucius Institutes, State Department, Jan Melissen, Matt Armstrong, Communism, Global War, Information, Ngos, Branding, Strategic Communications, India, George C. Marshall, Judith McHale, Kim ANdrew Elliott, Public Diplomacy, Usaid, Kenya, Paul Rockower, apps4africa, Louis Menand, International Broadcasting, End of History, World News
John Brown

China and India's public diplomacy activities have grown extensively in our new century, even as the United States is seemingly abandoning the foreign policy tool.

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Midwestern Colleges Establish 'Confucius Institutes,' Work To Strengthen Chinese Ties

BusinessWeek | DALE WETZEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dickinson State University and North Dakota State University have been granted permission to establish "Confucius Institutes" on their campuses to enc...

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A Surfeit of America: Engaging the World in a Time of Excess

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Diplomacy, Goethe Institute, US Public Diplomacy, Japan Foundation, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Judith McHale, State Department, Confucius Institutes, World News
Nancy Snow

If the US can do more to engage the world's women and youth through literacy and education programs, then they will become empowered enough to challenge authoritarian and extremist rule.

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