Visa Waiver as an Effective Public Diplomacy Tool
The Visa Waiver Program is a key element of promoting a positive image of America abroad.
View ArticleDefining Obama’s Foreign Policy Doctrine, Its Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them
President 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...
View ArticleThe U.S. Takes “New Europe” for Granted at its Own Peril
The 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...
View ArticleMyth of Isolationism: American Leadership and the Cause of Liberty
American 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...
View ArticleU.S. International Broadcasting: The Need for a New Strategic Plan
The new Congress should support a strategic review of U.S. international broadcasting when it takes office in January.
View ArticleCuba Broadcasting: How Radio and TV Marti Target the Castro Tyranny
Since 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,...
View ArticleRole and Relevance of Multilateral Diplomacy in U.S. Foreign Policy
Multilateral 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...
View ArticleNile Gardiner on Obama's Foreign Policy Leadership on FBN
Nile Gardiner discusses Obama's foreign policy.
View ArticleTime to Rethink the Broadcasting Board of Governors
The time has come for Congress to take a serious look at the way the U.S. government manages its international broadcasting services.
View ArticleNile Gardiner on the UN and Libya on FNC
Nile Gardiner discusses the UN decision on Libya.
View ArticleAfter bin Laden: End the Public Diplomacy Apology Tour
The President should reassert U.S. leadership on the world stage rather than bowing to global sentiments about American decline.
View ArticleImpact of Proposed Military Re-Realignment Plans in Northeast Asia
Overhauling military realignment agreements with South Korea and Japan would signal a U.S. retreat from Asia.
View ArticlePresident Obama Should Advance the Polish-American Relationship
President Obama should advance key policy initiatives in Poland and reassure the region that it is still important to the United States.
View ArticleSupport Continued Voice of America Broadcasting to China
Congress should take broadcasting into China off the chopping block.
View ArticleDiplomacy Tools to Build the U.S.-China Economic Relationship
The 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...
View ArticleSet a High Bar for White House Strategic Communications Plan
It is high time the U.S. government developed the capabilities to meet the public diplomacy challenges of the 21st century.
View ArticleRadio Silence in China: VOA Abandons the Airwaves
On 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...
View ArticleOverhaul Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Management
U.S. international broadcasting needs professional management and a transparent structure, which it does not have at the moment.
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