October 20, 2009
Joe Biden's Fence-Mending Mission: Re-Open the Visa Waiver Program
By Helle C. Dale and Jena Baker McNeill
(WebMemo #2658)
Joe Biden should use his foreign trip to put pressure on the Administration to open the Visa Waiver Program to America's Eastern European allies.
October 20, 2009
State Department Strategy Review Flawed from Start
By Helle C. Dale and James M. Roberts
(WebMemo #2659)
If the discussions at the kick-off event are an indicator, the final QDDR product will repeat past policy mistakes.
September 15, 2009
How Not to Increase U.S. Tourism
By Helle C. Dale
(WebMemo #2612)
If the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 passes the U.S. House, the
number of foreign tourists visiting the U.S. will continue to drop.
July 27, 2009
Ideas Matter: Restoring the Content of Public Diplomacy
By Robert R. Reilly
(Special Report #64)
It is not obvious to much of the world that the United States has the moral high ground against the terrorists. If we truly believe ...
July 20, 2009
All a Twitter: How Social Networking Shaped Iran's Election Protests
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2300)
During the recent Iranian election protests, cyber activists organized via social-networking tools to share information and updates about unfolding events around the world, as well ...
July 20, 2009
Executive Summary: All a Twitter: How Social Networking Shaped Iran's Election Protests
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Executive Summary #2300)
During the recent Iranian election protests, cyber activists organized via social-networking tools to share information and updates about unfolding events around the world, as well ...
June 19, 2009
The Iranian Elections and Public Diplomacy 2.0: A Tale of Untapped Potential
By Helle C. Dale
(WebMemo #2497)
As demonstrated by the activities coinciding with Obama’s speech, the U.S. government has seized on the possibilities of cutting-edge communication.
June 2, 2009
Barack Obama's Top 10 Apologies: How the President Has Humiliated a Superpower
By Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., and Morgan Roach
(WebMemo #2466)
The following is a list of the 10 most significant apologies by the President of the United States in his first four months of office ...
January 15, 2009
Religious Liberty in America: An Idea Worth Sharing Through Public Diplomacy
By Jennifer A. Marshall
(Backgrounder #2230)
Religion defines the worldview of many whom U.S. policy seeks to influence. To win hearts and minds, advance freedom, and promote stability, U.S. public diplomacy ...
January 6, 2009
Securing U.S. Objectives in North Korea: A Memo to President-elect Obama
By Bruce Klingner and Walter Lohman
(Special Report #37)
President-elect Obama, during the campaign you stressed the need for "sustained, direct, and aggressive diplomacy" with North Korea in order to achieve "the complete and ...
November 24, 2008
Experiencing America: Public Diplomacy at Its Best
By Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, Ambassador Christopher R. Hill, and Ambassador Said T. Jawad
(Heritage Lecture #1103)
The Department of State's Office of Protocol created a new outreach division to give as many of the 180 foreign ambassadors in Washington as possible ...
November 20, 2008
Reforming U.S. Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century
By Tony Blankley, Helle C. Dale, and Oliver Horn
(Backgrounder #2211)
U.S. government institutions tasked with strategic communications have lacked the leadership and resources necessary to do their job and have operated with virtually no interagency ...
November 20, 2008
Executive Summary: Reforming U.S. Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century
By Tony Blankley, Helle C. Dale, and Oliver Horn
(Executive Summary #2211)
U.S. government institutions tasked with strategic communications have lacked the leadership and resources necessary to do their job and have operated with virtually no interagency ...
August 18, 2008
The Sound of Silence: The Decline of the Voice of America in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
By Helle C. Dale and Oliver Horn
(WebMemo #2029)
U.S. international broadcasting, and in particular Voice of America, is needed now more than ever. In its annual report on press freedom, Freedom House described ...
March 24, 2008
Taiwan's Elections: Sea Change in the Strait
By John J. Tkacik, Jr.
(WebMemo #1865)
Now that Taipei promises to make peace with Beijing, Washington must move quickly to rebuild U.S. trade and security ties with Taiwan.
March 14, 2008
Kenya's Stability Is an Important U.S. Priority
By Tom Woods
(WebMemo #1852)
To protect U.S. interests and advance democracy in Africa, the U.S. must act as guarantor of the agreement signed between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition ...
February 26, 2008
U.S.-Czech Agreement Is a Model for Visa Reform
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1828)
Czech participation in the Visa Waiver Program will improve security and facilitate travel.
February 15, 2008
President Bush's Trip to Africa:
Solidifying U.S. Partnerships with the Region
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1817)
Congress should support the Administration's efforts to help guide Africa into a brighter future.
February 13, 2008
Visa Policy and Transportation Security: Ensuring the Right Balance
By Sally McNamara
(WebMemo #1813)
Extending visa-free travel privileges to countries that are partners in the war on terrorism will promote public diplomacy, economic growth, and international alliance-building.
January 8, 2008
Kenyan Election Signals Need to Overhaul U.S. Policy Toward Nascent Democracies
By Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves
(WebMemo #1769)
The U.S. must overhaul its policy of issuing official statements following elections and adopt new measures to bolster democracy in developing nations.
December 31, 2007
Taxing Visitors Is the Wrong Way to Promote the United States
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1764)
Congress should do its own job better and leave travel promotion to the private sector.
December 31, 2007
A New Year's Resolution: Implement Visa Waiver Reform by End of 2008
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #1765)
These reforms will ease travel into the United States while simultaneously strengthening safety and security.
December 3, 2007
Obsolete Restrictions on Public Diplomacy Hurt U.S. Outreach and Strategy
By Juliana Geran Pilon, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #2089)
Section 501 of the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (Smith–Mundt Act) prohibits domestic dissemination of information designed for foreign consumption, ostensibly to ...
March 20, 2007
Why America Is Such a Hard Sell: Beyond Pride and Prejudice
By Juliana Geran Pilon, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1003)
America's greatest contribution to the world is not material but spiritual. Our job is to make it clear, to others as much as to ourselves, ...
October 10, 2006
Bush's Global Cultural Initiative: A Step Toward Revitalizing U.S. Public Diplomacy
By Stephen Johnson and Helle Dale
(WebMemo #1234)
The Global Cultural Initiative breathes new life into America’s public diplomacy efforts and will promote close-up views of the United States.
April 24, 2006
Energy in the Executive: Re-examining Presidential Power in the Midst of the War on Terrorism
By John Yoo
(First Principles #4)
The Constitution's grant to the President of the power to wage war successfully, once begun, carries with it the authority to gather intelligence, through secret ...
February 1, 2006
State of the Union 2006: Against the Isolationist Impulse
By Michael Franc
(WebMemo #980)
Truman, bipartisanship, and the last Long War. A historical revealing historical analog.
September 30, 2005
Public Diplomacy Needs a Commander, Not a Spokesman
By Stephen Johnson
(WebMemo #869)
There is little doubt that Karen Hughes's arrival as the new Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy at the Department of State is a welcome event. ...
August 5, 2005
Strengthening U.S. Public Diplomacy Requires Organization, Coordination, and Strategy
By Stephen Johnson, Helle C. Dale, and Patrick Cronin, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1875)
The Bush Administration and Congress have made progress in some areas of public diplomacy, but the United States will lag in foreign outreach unless bureaucratic ...
August 5, 2005
Strengthening U.S. Public Diplomacy Requires Organization, Coordination, and Strategy
By Stephen Johnson, Helle C. Dale, and Patrick Cronin, Ph.D.
(Executive Summary #1875)
Executive Summary: The Bush Administration and Congress have made progress in some areas of public diplomacy, but the United States will lag in foreign outreach ...
April 7, 2005
Anti-Americanism and Responses to American Power
By Helle C. Dale
(Heritage Lecture #870)
A major strategic effort by the U.S. government is needed to counter anti-Americanism in the Muslim world. To craft effective U.S. government responses to anti-Americanism, ...
May 4, 2004
Threats and Opportunities in the World
By The Honorable Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #833)
America must be vigilant against the physical threats posed by terrorists, but also against the moral and political ones. The war on terrorism is as ...
May 16, 2003
For a New Alliance
By Alain Madelin
(Heritage Lecture #788)
France should side with the United States to liberate the Iraqi people from the tyrannical regime of Saddam Hussein. France should not side with Saddam ...
April 23, 2003
How to Reinvigorate U.S. Public Diplomacy
By Stephen Johnson and Helle Dale
(Backgrounder #1645)
To reverse America's declining image abroad, both public diplomacy and related international broadcasting agencies need a clear chain of command as well as adequate personnel ...
December 9, 2002
The West Must Prevail
By Lady Margaret Thatcher
(Heritage Lecture #771)
The West Must Prevail
May 6, 2002
Beyond the Axis of Evil: Additional Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction
By The Honorable John R. Bolton
(Heritage Lecture #743)
Experience has shown that treaties and agreements are an insufficient check against state sponsors of terrorism. Noncompliance can undermine the efficacy and legitimacy of these ...
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