by Matthew Wallin | Aug 21, 2012 | Monitor
Al Jazeera uses highlights sports diplomacy with Latin and South America to discuss U.S. policy towards Syria. Yesterday, Al Jazeera English aired a segment discussing the use of “smart power” in the Middle East. Smart power is the combined application of hard and...
by Ashley Boyle | Jul 9, 2012 | Monitor
ASP Fellow Joshua Foust is interviewed in an Al Jazeera report on Kazakhstan’s role in NATO’s Northern Distribution Network and participation in the New Silk Road, a US-backed initiative seeking to improve ties between Central Asian nations and the West. ...
by halverson | Jan 31, 2011 | Analysis, Diplomacy, Egypt, Framing, Government, Media, Muslim Brotherhood, Narrative
by Jeffry R. Halverson Events rapidly accelerated in Egypt on Friday, January 28, as expected. On Thursday night, the regime shut down internet access. This startling graphic by Craig Labovitz shows the precipitous drop in online traffic. Over the course of the day,...