Center for Strategic Communication

The Truth is Out

By Patricia L. SharpeNew York Times headlines notwithstanding, King Salman of Saudi Arabia won’t be merely  “snubbing” President Obama when he fails to attend a  summit meeting in Washington.  He can’t afford to play petty games.  He needs U.S. weapons, and he...

Removing Obstacles to Agreement with Iran

By Patricia Lee Sharpe What’s the difference between a treaty and an agreement?  The most significant difference is Constitutional.  The former must be approved by the Senate, a Senate currently controlled by  Republicans.  Hence, no doubt, the Obama administration’s...

How English Keeps India Together

By Patricia Lee SharpeGiven his complex parentage (Indian Sikh and Pakistani Muslim) and his own career as a writer in English, both fiction and non-fiction, the latter for British or American publications, it’s hard to understand how Aatish Taseer could have written...

The Sikh Cabbie’s Tale

By Patricia Lee Sharpe The taxi driver anecdote gets too much ridicule.  I’ve found you can learn a lot by listening to the guy (usually) behind the wheel.  Taxi drivers from Boston’s Logan airport to Lexington, for instance, added humanizing texture to my academic...