Backgrounder posted November 20, 2008 by Tony Blankley, Helle C. Dale, Oliver Horn
Reforming U.S. Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century
Margaret Thatcher once said that America is the only nation in the
world "built upon an idea."[1] This idea--liberty--has transcended
geography and ethnicity to shape American identity and to
inspire political discourse, both domestic and foreign, since the
nation's founding nearly two and a half centuries ago. Indeed, John
Adams wrote that the American Revolution…
WebMemo posted May 29, 2008 by Tony Blankley, Oliver Horn
Strategizing Strategic Communication
As the two-front war in Iraq and Afghanistan continues, Congress
is finally beginning to calibrate the nation's instruments of
foreign policy on a new front-the information battle in the War on
Terror. While scholars and policymakers may differ on what to call
this new battlefield-the War of Ideas, Fourth Generation Warfare,
or Soft Power-most would agree that the…
Lecture posted March 14, 2008 by Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., Helle C. Dale, Colleen Graffy, Michael Doran, Joseph Duffey, Tony Blankley
Public Diplomacy: Reinvigorating America's Strategic Communications Policy
EDWIN J. FEULNER: I welcome you to this very
important discussion on public diplomacy. First, a little bit of
ancient history.
In the first Reagan Administration, I was invited by the
President to serve as a Member, and then as the Chairman, of the
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. I had the honor
of being a Member and the Chair on that panel for…