by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Sep 22, 2014 | Monitor
In a recent piece for HuffPost’s The Hill, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and ASP Consensus Member Tara Sonenshine discussed the public diplomacy value of NASA’s announcement of $8.6 billion in contracts to SpaceX...
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...
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Sep 2, 2014 | Monitor
Patricia Lee SharpeThe appeasement goes on and on. Ukrainian ships legally in the Sea of Azov have been fired upon by pro-Russian forces, but the French are still determined to sell warships to Russia. French president François Hollande is so unpopular he can’t be...
by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Aug 15, 2014 | Monitor
Each year, foreign aid spending comes under fire during the budget negotiation process. Those in favor of cutting spending argue development and assistance programs are ineffective and the funds too often fall fuel corruption rather than work to eliminate it. As the...
