When Picasso Spooked the F.B.I
[A] ALTHOUGH PABLO PICASSO WAS born in Spain, lived most of his life in France and never visited the United States, the Federal Bureau of [Read More…]
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Music Diplomacy and “Despacito” effect.
Despacito gives unexpected helpful hand to bankrupt country through its music video [M]edia and Social media are powerful tools, something we Egyptians know very well. [Read More…]
Nation “Branding”: Propaganda or Statecraft?
[T] The middle powers, in their struggle for stability, prosperity and recognition, have in recent years developed an intense interest in the question of national [Read More…]
Nation Branding – Wally Olins
Chat between Branding Guru Wally Olins, Chairman and Co-Founder of Saffron Brand Consultants, and IE Professor Vincent Doyle, on why nations need a brand, and [Read More…]
From Ping Pong Diplomacy to the Beijing Games | Editors Choice
[T]To most Americans, table tennis is a minor Olympic sport, shown on late-night TV coverage of the Olympic Games, if at all. But [Read More…]
How did Turkey-Uzbek relations improve after two decades of stagnation?
[A] After nearly two decades of highs and lows in bilateral relations, Uzbek President Mirziyoyev’s “historic” Ankara visit represents a new period centered on security [Read More…]
European Public Diplomacy: Soft Power at Work | Book Review
“The European Union is an actor of growing importance in international politics, yet its role and impact is poorly understood by scholars and publics [Read More…]
Murrow’s Cold War | Book review
Murrow’s Cold War: Public Diplomacy for the Kennedy Administration (2016) [F]For many Public Diplomacy practitioners, the three years that Edward R. Murrow headed the U.S. [Read More…]
Joseph Nye – On Soft Power | Video
Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor Joseph Nye discusses about his concept of soft power in the context of American diplomacy.
Turkish Soap Opera Diplomacy: A Western Projection by a Muslim Source
B. Senem Çevik | Ankara University [T]The rise of Turkish soap operas as a phenomenon, particularly in the Middle East, is a fairly new development. These [Read More…]