by LÃvia Pontes Fialho | Apr 10, 2013 | Monitor
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...
by LÃvia Pontes Fialho | Apr 3, 2013 | Monitor
Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and CEO of the world’s largest communication agency, discussed nation branding. “The best branding is good policy,” said Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and CEO of the world’s largest advertising and communications company, WPP. Sir...
by LÃvia Pontes Fialho | Apr 3, 2013 | Monitor
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...
by LÃvia Pontes Fialho | Mar 28, 2013 | Monitor
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...
by LÃvia Pontes Fialho | Mar 27, 2013 | Monitor
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...