by Fiona Cotton | Feb 6, 2013 | Monitor
On January 31st the State Department’s Foreign Policy Classroom held an event entitled, “Current Foreign Policy Challenges and Opportunities in U.S.-China Relations.” The Foreign Policy Classroom is a recurring program intended for students and faculty members...
by Fiona Cotton | Jan 30, 2013 | Monitor
Creative Collaboration: a New Type of Diplomacy Robert Albro / Public Diplomacy Council Circumstances have changed around the work of diplomacy. Publics are now much less distant, more assertive, and actively engaged participants in the making of their encompassing...
by Fiona Cotton | Jan 28, 2013 | Monitor
Al-Assad’s grip on power “slipping away,” Medvedev says Matt Smith / CNN Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s odds of holding power “are slipping away” as the nearly 2-year-old revolt against his rule grinds on, Russian Prime Minister...
by Fiona Cotton | Jan 25, 2013 | Monitor
A panel of experts joined ASP for a discussion on the strategic and legal consequences of drone strikes as part of the U.S. military program. ASP CEO BGen. Stephen Cheney (USMC, ret.), ASP Fellow Joshua Foust, Benjamin Wittes of the Brookings Institution, and Daphne...
by Fiona Cotton | Jan 24, 2013 | Monitor
Tensions continue to rise between China and Japan over control of a small group of islands in the East China Sea. The five uninhabited islands and three large rocks, known as Diaoyu to China and Senkaku to Japan, contain valuable oil and mineral resources, and...