by goodall | Dec 2, 2009 | Afghanistan, Analysis, Narrative, Sensemaking
by Bud Goodall Yesterday’s speech by President Barack Obama at West Point about the future of American commitment to Afghanistan contained no real material surprises for anyone paying attention to the news reports that led up to his carefully planned and...
by goodall | Oct 7, 2009 | Afghanistan, Defense Dept., Government, Media, Narrative, Obama, Politics, Strategic Comm.
by Bud Goodall One of the important challenges of President Obama’s administration is to sell the continuation of our “overseas contingency operation” (or perhaps FATAVE) in Afghanistan to an increasingly disenchanted audience at home and abroad. But...
by goodall | Jun 5, 2009 | Analysis, Framing, Islam, Narrative, Obama, Strategic Comm.
by Bud Goodall, Angela Trethewey, & Steven R. Corman President Barack Obama’s historic speech in Cairo yeserday represents a welcome break from the former President George W. Bush administration’s approach to strategic communication. Bush’s...
by goodall | Nov 10, 2008 | Diplomacy, Media, Politics, Strategic Comm., technology
by Bud Goodall The headlines from WatchAmerica show worldwide optimism and support for President-Elect Obama. Â Yet, despite this large and welcoming window of public diplomacy opportunity, there are still 10 weeks to go before President Obama is sworn in and can...
by goodall | Oct 28, 2008 | Diplomacy, Government, Strategic Comm.
by Bud Goodall In today’s “Blogger’s Roundtable” with Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, James K. Glassman, Matt Armstrong from MountainRunner asked a really good question about the relationship of strategic...