by Matthew Wallin | Dec 18, 2014 | Monitor
On Wednesday, ASP’s office served as the location of the press conference held by Alan Gross upon his release from imprisonment in Cuba. ASP was asked by Gilbert LLP, the law firm representing Gross, to use its office space for the conference. Mere hours after...
by Matthew Wallin | Dec 16, 2014 | Monitor
Forget the year ahead. Successful public diplomacy planning for 2015 must take into account 2016, 2017, 2018, and the decades to come. In 2014, the myriad challenges the United States faces in the public diplomacy (PD) field mounted and still continue to grow. Many of...
by Matthew Wallin | Sep 29, 2014 | Monitor
ASP Consensus member Tara Sonenshine recently penned a piece for The Hill exploring America’s ability to influence the decision making process of potential extremist recruits. In her piece, she asks: What happens when young people — men, sometimes women) —...
by Matthew Wallin | Sep 17, 2014 | Monitor
Giving his first comprehensive presentation on his view of public diplomacy, Under Secretary Richard Stengel spoke to an audience of prominent practitioners and academics at ASP on Tuesday, and addressed a variety of issues the United States faces in 2014 and beyond....
by Matthew Wallin | Sep 11, 2014 | Monitor
A great deal of attention is being given recently to the State Department’s efforts to combat extremism online. Notably, a video recently released by the State Department’s “Think Again Turn Away” campaign contains graphic video of some of the many atrocities...