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 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 | Jun 27, 2013 | Monitor
Tuesday, President Obama gave remarks at Georgetown University on climate change. He outlined several climate change plans, including comments on the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. A month prior to his speech, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the US...
by Katrina Trost | Jun 21, 2013 | Monitor
Thursday visiting National Defense University Assistant Professor, Aqab Malik, spoke at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on Talking with the Taliban: A Strategic Dilemma for Pakistan. Having spent significant time with the Taliban in both...
by Katrina Trost | Jun 19, 2013 | Monitor
Yesterday, the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine on Bottom Line Diplomacy: Why Public Diplomacy Matters. She discussed the ongoing Public Diplomacy activities of the State...
