Center for Strategic Communication

Ukraine and Cuba: What a Contrast!

By Patricia Lee SharpeI wish I were still in the foreign service.  This serendipitous conjunction of US and Russian foreign policy makes for a beautiful public diplomacy message: as Vladimir Putin’s Russia fights viciously to hold on to Ukraine, its uppity Cold War...

Does Vladimir Putin Dream of Attu?

By Patricia Lee SharpeDoes Vladimir Putin have fantasies about making it easier for Sarah Palin to see Russia clearly from her home in Alaska?   Might be.Back in 2008, when asked about her expertise in the area of foreign policy, the Republican Vice Presidential...

Time to Remember Munich

 Patricia Lee SharpeThe appeasement goes on and on.  Ukrainian ships legally in the Sea of Azov have been fired upon by pro-Russian forces, but the French are still determined to sell warships to Russia.   French president François Hollande is so unpopular he can’t be...