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This Week in Public Diplomacy April 8

Embassy Cairo Shuts Down Twitter Feed after Muslim Brotherhood Spat Josh Rogin / Foreign Policy The U.S. Embassy in Cairo shut down its Twitter feed Wednesday following a public fight with the Egyptian Presidency and the Muslim Brotherhood over the arrest of an...

This Week in Public Diplomacy April 1

US Sparring Directly with Al-Qaeda fans Online AFP / Global Post The United States is deliberately sparring with Al-Qaeda supporters and militants online aiming to shoot down extremist messages and win over hearts and minds, a US official said Wednesday.   A...

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U.S. Begins Stealth Bombing Runs Over South Korea Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times The American military made a rare announcement that two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers ran a practice bombing sortie over South Korea on Thursday, underscoring Washington’s...

This Week in Public Diplomacy Mar 25

Obama’s Hardball Public Diplomacy Philip Seib / The Huffington Post President Barack Obama’s relationship with Israeli minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never been warm. So while visiting Israel, Obama did not limit himself to the standard rhetorical...