Strategic Communications

Another Tragedy in Tunisia Signals Again the Need for Change

David Nassar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Strategic Communications, Bad Public Relations, Middle East, Internet Freedom, Tunisia, Public Relations, World News
David Nassar

Today, a 17 year old student in Tunisia, Ayoub al-Hamidi, walked into his principle's office and set himself on fire because he was being restricted f...

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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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Democrats Must Act Quickly and Decisively to Regain Messaging Edge

Rich Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Midterm Elections, Politics, Strategic Communications, Democratic Leadership, Messaging, Republican Party of No, President Barack Obama, 2010 Elections, Health Care Reform, Communications, Stimulus, Elections 2010, Politics News
Rich Robinson

Obama's team and the Democratic leadership have committed the communications Cardinal Sin: allowing the opposition to define and control the debate.

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Tony Hayward, Leaving in Style

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Florida, Tony Hayward, Bp, Crisis Managment, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, Alabama, BP and Gulf, Business Executives, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Corporate Executives, Environmental Damage, Public Relations, Tony Hayward and Congress, Strategic Communications, Joe Barton, BP Oil Spill, Mississippi, Comedy News
Rick Horowitz

There is the flapping tongue, ladies and gentlemen. And then there is the subtle beauty of the upraised middle finger.

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Not Your Grandparents' Strategic Communications: Part One

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Summit on Strategic Communications, Political Communications, Strategic Communications, Lady GaGa, Public Diplomacy, Price Floyd, Political Persuasion, Lady Gaga in a NATO Cap, Willis Conover, Edward R. Murrow, Media News
Nancy Snow

The best communication narrows that gap between what you say and what you do. This is where understanding strategic communications pays off.

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Strategic Communications: The Debate Continues

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stanley McChrystal, Strategic Communications, Afghanistan, Michael Mullen, Public Diplomacy, Richard Holbrooke, World News
John Brown

General McChrystal's assessment of the war in Afghanistan reflects the continuing debate within the U.S. government on the role of strategic communications in going forward.

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Strategic Communications and the Graveyard of Empires

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Psychological Warfare, Aghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, Propaganda, 9/11, Strategic Communications, Public Affairs, Michael Mullen, Karzai, Public Diplomacy, World News
John Brown

A conflict between Richard Holbrooke and Admiral Michael Mullen over public diplomacy in Afghanistan could be no more than the usual Washington tempest in a teapot. Or it might reflect a major problem.

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