by Katrina Trost | Jul 31, 2013 | Monitor
Iran grants Syria $3.6 billion credit facility to buy oil products Reuters This week, Syrian authorities and Iran signed a deal to activate the credit facility to buy oil products. U.S. economic growth at 1.7% in second quarter BBC The Commerce Department has said the...
by Katrina Trost | Jul 24, 2013 | Monitor
Unfriend: State Dept’s social media shop is DC’s “Red-headed stepchild” John Hudson / Foreign Policy The State Department’s Bureau of International Information Programs is riddled with organizational and directional problems, and has its fair share of defenders and...
by Katrina Trost | Jul 23, 2013 | Monitor
By Matthew Wallin and Katrina Trost On Sunday, John Hudson, writing for Foreign Policy, depressingly labeled the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) the red-headed stepchild of the State Department. While the Bureau does indeed have directional...
by Katrina Trost | Jul 16, 2013 | Monitor
Sports diplomacy is a common form of public diplomacy, and has long been used to bridge tense relations between international powers. Even when countries have cool relations, sports teams can be utilized to connect to foreign publics. For example, Iranian athletes...
by Katrina Trost | Jul 16, 2013 | Monitor
Choose Pemex over the Pact The Economist The Economist recommends that Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto reform Mexico’s energy business, even if it requires abandonment of the Pact for Mexico. U.S. nuclear liability premiums adjusted World Nuclear News New rates...
