http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/public-diplomacy.xmlPublic Diplomacy - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {5B31A39B-EE7F-4662-AB8F-B02A2A2DD187}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/fill-the-public-diplomacy-leadership-vacuumThe people who should be advocating for the importance of public diplomacy are simply not in place, so leadership in this area is lacking.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:20:00 -0500{A0D40D29-A5A7-497E-B159-C1ECB27E99CE}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/congress-should-overhaul-bbg-managementU.S. international broadcasting needs professional management and a transparent structure, which it does not have at the moment.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:06:00 -0500{A67EC192-6943-4A36-A3C3-488C6BB36436}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/lecture/2011/09/radio-silence-in-china-voa-abandons-the-airwavesOn October 1, 2011, Voice of America’s (VOA) Chinese radio service will go silent, as U.S. international broadcasting abandons the airwaves and moves to the Internet. In the burgeoning age of new media, many, including Voice of America, seem to be questioning the continued relevance of shortwave radio. Yet, while the Internet offers great potential, U.S. public diplomacy cannot rest exclusively on the use of a single platform. This is particularly true where the prevalence of internet censorship is high. Just this past May, China announced the creation of its State Internet Information Office, intended to expand and enhance China’s information dissemination policy, and leading many to question whether abandoning the airwaves is truly the best way to reach America’s audiences throughout the world. On May 25, 2011, three expert panelists—the senior editor at VOE’s China branch, the CEO of Continental Electronics Corporation, and VOE’s former director—discuss the current U.S. strategy for its international broadcasting.Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:21:00 -0400{DFA9061C-DB53-4C07-994C-1F6B09D333EE}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/08/set-a-high-bar-for-white-house-strategic-communications-planIt is high time the U.S. government developed the capabilities to meet the public diplomacy challenges of the 21st century.Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:28:00 -0400{A7C34E71-D459-4332-AE69-BA04B0D94D79}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/08/tools-to-build-the-us-china-economic-relationshipThe scheduled autumn visit of China’s next Communist Party General Secretary, Xi Jinping, to Washington is a good opportunity for the U.S. to re-examine its often mismanaged economic diplomacy with China. Policymakers from both parties frequently point to the seemingly exceptional importance of China to the American economy, yet have created an inadequate, almost random, set of institutions to guide bilateral economic relations. Heritage Foundation China and international economics expert Derek Scissors identifies the problems and offers ways to improve the institutional toolkit.Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:46:00 -0400{4C01AFF6-B074-40CF-ACE7-865075F81247}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/06/support-continued-voice-of-america-broadcasting-to-chinaCongress should take broadcasting into China off the chopping block.Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:32:00 -0400{6102299B-2CD9-4672-A947-7D35DEBEAACB}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/05/president-obama-should-advance-the-polish-american-relationshipPresident Obama should advance key policy initiatives in Poland and reassure the region that it is still important to the United States.Wed, 25 May 2011 12:58:00 -0400{2E36F20C-F804-4396-A3ED-102F2E653AE9}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/05/proposed-re-realignment-for-northeast-asia-ignores-strategic-realitiesOverhauling military realignment agreements with South Korea and Japan would signal a U.S. retreat from Asia.Wed, 18 May 2011 14:51:00 -0400{A6EC69F6-F673-4EE7-8990-972E76402E1A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/05/after-bin-laden-end-the-public-diplomacy-apology-tourThe President should reassert U.S. leadership on the world stage rather than bowing to global sentiments about American decline.Mon, 16 May 2011 13:28:00 -0400{C9B9BA99-160D-4D6E-A7DD-818A772D98F9}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2011/03/gardiner-fbn-3-22-11Nile Gardiner discusses the UN's spending spree.Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0400{A4AA8167-914E-4A3F-AE12-AADF68A24027}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2011/03/gardiner-fnc-3-19-11Nile Gardiner discusses the UN decision on Libya.Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0400{8F3331E8-79DA-46DE-B4E7-B4717127DB78}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/03/time-to-rethink-the-broadcasting-board-of-governorsThe time has come for Congress to take a serious look at the way the U.S. government manages its international broadcasting services.Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:43:00 -0400{DA584DE1-7851-498B-9772-7D1C5516CED9}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2011/03/gardiner-fbn-3-16-11Nile Gardiner discusses Obama's foreign policy.Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:00:00 -0400{E7E088A2-61FE-48E3-855A-0B099543015D}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/lecture/2011/02/the-role-and-relevance-of-multilateral-diplomacy-in-us-foreign-policyMultilateral diplomacy is challenging. The dynamics are often more complex than bilateral negotiations because there are many more players. But while policies and venues may change, the role of diplomacy—to advance and promote the foreign policy objectives of the United States—is constant and does not change when the diplomacy is multilateral rather than bilateral. A diplomat at the United Nations is expected to rally support for U.S. policy and positions just as he or she would at an embassy in Britain or Botswana. To maximize its efforts, the United States needs to reassess its strategy and figure out how to focus on the battles that really matter. In addition, Congress and the Administration need to take a fresh look at the U.N. system and ask fundamental questions about how to reduce budgets, eliminate extraneous or unnecessary activities, and increase accountability. Experience has shown that diplomacy alone is not sufficient to achieve support for reform.Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:04:00 -0500{443A7A95-FC9A-4F26-ACFB-42AE56545D95}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/audio/2011/01/sotuIstookWed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500{44B73CBD-A607-405E-B0FA-E2A63ABF3992}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/12/friend-of-liberty-cuba-broadcasting-targets-the-castro-tyrannySince World War II, U.S. international broad¬casting has been a major tool for breaking information barriers and blockades constructed by totalitarian and similarly closed authoritarian regimes. Today, the United States continues to open new doors to individual and media freedom, and to advance the free exchange and debate of ideas for citizens of states that are still not free. Despite this record, Radio and TV Martí—the United States’ Spanish-language broadcasts to Cuba—have come under increas¬ing attack primarily from liberals and members of the Democratic Party. The Heritage Foundation explains why U.S. broadcasts to Cuba are as vital to the cause of freedom as ever.Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:12:00 -0500{6B488009-D9DE-40D7-ABFD-6F41EDC3A02C}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/12/us-international-broadcasting-the-need-for-a-new-strategic-planThe new Congress should support a strategic review of U.S. international broadcasting when it takes office in January.Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:23:00 -0500{22D7937E-1648-4F52-89D1-B751F5617DB5}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/12/the-myth-of-isolationism-part-1-american-leadership-and-the-cause-of-libertyAmerican statecraft has been grounded, both morally and philosophically, in the principles of human liberty and America’s sense of justice. Thus, the true consistency of American foreign policy is to be found not in its policies, which prudently change and adapt, but in its guiding principles, which are unchanging and permanent. America is a defender of liberty at home. Abroad, it maintains its independence and pursues its interests while standing for the idea of political freedom across the globe. Because America stands for the principles of liberty, independence, and self-government, its interests are defined and shaped by those principles. The ideal role for the United States as articulated by the Founders gives American diplomacy a perpetual purpose. In the 21st century, the necessity of American independence and leadership is not diminished. From Bunker Hill to the Berlin Wall, the American love of liberty has inspired a commitment to see the cause of liberty triumph abroad, and U.S. foreign policy has reflected this reality.Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:45:00 -0500{B28B0B1D-C74D-4B48-99ED-3654059EDA3F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/10/the-us-takes-new-europe-for-granted-at-its-own-perilThe nations of “New Europe” have been staunch allies of the United States in the aftermath of 9/11, and have sacrificed resources and soldiers’ lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. Again and again, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have shown their steadfastness and commitment to the United States. Yet America has not always returned the favor. Crucial ally Poland, as well as several other CEE countries, are still awaiting acceptance to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The “Third Site” missile defense installations, eagerly anticipated by Poland and the Czech Republic, were traded away by the Obama Administration to win Russian support on resisting Iran’s nuclear advances. CEE citizens have taken note, and public support for the U.S. and its policies has begun to waver. Russia stands poised—with an arsenal of propaganda, economic, and military might—to re-establish influence over the CEE region. The U.S. must not take support from New Europe for granted. The region has not yet been lost to Russian influence—but the U.S. must act now to preserve the crucial relationship with Central and Eastern Europe. Two of The Heritage Foundation’s most senior foreign policy analysts explain what the American government can, and should, do.Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:47:00 -0400{6CC71E97-4DEA-4AF1-A383-A9B1059E65D8}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2010/08/defining-the-obama-doctrine-its-pitfalls-and-how-to-avoid-themPresident Barack Obama has said that America would reach out to other countries as “an equal partner” rather than as the “exceptional” nation that many before him had embraced; that “any world order that elevates one nation or group of people over another will inevitably fail”; and that “[o]ur problems must be dealt with through partnership” and “progress must be shared.” He has laid out in his public statements the tenets of a doctrine that, if enacted, would enable his Administration to remake America as one nation among many, with no singular claim either to responsibility or exceptionalism: (1) America will ratify more treaties and turn to international organizations more often to deal with global crises and security concerns like nuclear weapons, often before turning to our traditional friends and allies; (2) America will emphasize diplomacy and “soft power” instruments such as summits and foreign aid to promote its aims and downplay military might; (3) America will adopt a more humble attitude in state-to-state relations; and (4) America will play a more restrained role on the international stage. These tenets, however well-intentioned, will make America and the world far more insecure. Examining President Obama’s doctrinal statements and actions more closely demonstrates why reasserting American leadership on behalf of liberty would be the wiser course.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:11:00 -0400