“A most unfortunate misunderstanding in US social media”, as the Czech ambassador to the US called the confusion of many American social media users that the two suspects of the Boston marathon bombings come from the Czech republic, a country whose name happens to remind some people of Chechnya...
By Tereza Horejsova on 21 Apr 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
By petecranston on 11 Apr 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
A contemporary Maoist revolutionary movement that launched a 10-year ‘People’s War’ seems ‘anachronistic in a post-Cold War context’, note the author/editors in their introduction to an excellent collection of articles, '...
By Editor on 4 Apr 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
The book Persuasion, the essence of diplomacy was presented to Prof.
By Jovan Kurbalija on 4 Apr 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
When we hear the term 'green economy', the first thing that often springs to mind is the environment - we tend to associate being 'green' with being environmentally friendly.
By Petru Dumitriu on 3 Apr 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
Allow me to paraphrase John F. Kennedy in my way and say: My fellow Diplo lecturers, praise not what you can ask the students, praise what the students can ask you!
By Katharina Höne on 2 Apr 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
Today, Diplo gathers to discuss “Persuasion, The Essence of Diplomacy.” I am intrigued by the conference contributions.
By Kishan Rana on 22 Mar 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
The diplomacy process is under transformation, as part of the churning in public affairs, in our age of globalization. But in the midst of change, some constants remain, as immovable compass points.
By Jovan Kurbalija on 16 Mar 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
It is fascinating to see how Russia entered the heart of Europe as a consequence of the Napoleonic...
By Petru Dumitriu on 7 Mar 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
At present, with a bit of effort, the media can fabricate ephemeral legends daily. But the genuine legends are those that outlast the tests of time and the winds of history.
By Biljana Scott on 17 Feb 2013 | From the Diplomacy channel
According to Joseph Nye, politics in an information age can be seen as a “contest of competitive credibility”, one in which success is measured by “whose story wins”.[1] In this posting, I consider what makes a winning story by looking...