by Matthew Wallin | Aug 7, 2014 | Monitor
With the war in Afghanistan “winding down,” the U.S. military is assessing its current stock of equipment and weaponry to determine its needs for the future. Over more than a decade of war, there is little doubt that America’s military equipment has been used and...
by Matthew Wallin | May 22, 2014 | Monitor
Since the middle of the Cold War, nuclear deterrence has rested on the premise of mutual assured destruction. Recent discussions over the role of nuclear deterrence with regards to the situation in Ukraine only serve accentuate the need to honestly assess the threats,...
by Matthew Wallin | Apr 4, 2014 | Monitor
With news breaking this week about USAID’s creation of a “Cuban Twitter,” it’s a perfect time to discuss the alignment of public diplomacy goals and the tools used to accomplish them. In this case, the tools, goals, concept, and the executor of the plan were all...
by Matthew Wallin | Feb 12, 2014 | Monitor
On Tuesday, ASP Board Member Ambassador Don Beyer spoke on his experiences as Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Outlining the three roles of an ambassador as 1.) government to government diplomacy, 2.) economic statecraft, and 3.) public diplomacy, Beyer...
by Matthew Wallin | Jan 17, 2014 | Monitor
Discussing his Top 10 US Public Diplomacy Priorities for 2014, Matthew Wallin spoke to The Public Diplomat’s Michael Ardaiolo and Guy Golan on the public diplomacy outlook for 2014. Click below to listen: The post Wallin in The Public Diplomat: US Public...
