February 2012

Guerrilla Diplomacy: In The News

• May 15, 2012:
  Public Diplomacy and Branding, Part III: A Pair of Aces?
  USC/CPD Blog
  If branding is about selling dreams, public diplomacy is about sharing them.
  Link
• May 2, 2012:
  Public Diplomacy, Branding and the Image of Nations, Part II: More of the Same, or Different?
  USC/CPD Blog
  PD and nation branding share many superficial attributes, but drilling down reveals that the differences outweigh the similarities.
  Link
• May 2, 2012:
  Ottawa-Gatineau on the world stage
  Canadian Geographic
  What the Capital Region needs to enhance diplomacy.
  Link
• April 18, 2012:
  Diplomacy still matters – but new training needed
  Embassy
  If provided with resources and training, diplomats can and should be restored as catalysts for imaginative strategic thinking.
  Link
• April 12, 2012:
  GD at the Diplomatic Press Attaches Club in London
  Embassy Magazine (UK)
  Link
• April 12, 2012:
  CBC cuts gut cherished international service
  Montreal Gazette
  Link
• April 5, 2012:
  A Diminished Canada
  The Mark
  CBC's announcement that it is withdrawing from foreign-language broadcasting in two of the four BRIC countries is just another nail in the coffin for Canadian internationalism.
  Link
• April 3, 2012:
  A diminished Canada at home and abroad
  Ottawa Citizen
  Link
• April 3, 2012:
  The Incredible Shrinking Canada
  The Mark
  Last week's budget spells disaster for what little remains of Canadian internationalism.
  Link
• March 21, 2012:
  Observers regret shelving of annual foreign diplomats forum
  canada.com
  Another indication of DFAIT's demise
  Link
• March 21, 2012:
  Public diplomacy, Branding and the Image of Nations – Part I
  USC/CPD Blog
  What's in a brand?
  Link
• March 4, 2012:
  Connecting the Dots
  The Mark
  The search for meaning in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya ... and Syria
  Link
• February 16, 2012:
  Heteropolarity, globalization and the new threat set
  Embassy
  In the heteropolar world under construction, security will flow not from defence, but from development and diplomacy. And the diplomatic centre of gravity will shift away from formal chancelleries and into storefronts, souks, and conflict zones.
  Link
• February 2, 2012:
  Heteropolis rising: World order in the 21st century
  Embassy
  With the emergence of distinctive poles, international power and influence have become more difficult to align
  Link
• January 19, 2012:
  Heteropolarity, security and diplomacy
  Embassy
  Since the end of US unipolar dominance, most commentators have suggested that we are reverting to a multipolar world order, as was the case prior to the Cold War. This time around, however, the sources of international power and influence among and between various poles will be much more difficult to align.
  Link
• January 12, 2012:
  A Future for Canadian Public Diplomacy?
  The Mark
  With memories of Canadian leadership on global issues receding, the generation of renewed commitment will be an uphill battle.
  Link
• January 4, 2012:
  Canadian Public Diplomacy, Then and Now
  The Mark
  Canada was once a pioneer in public diplomacy, but today that legacy has been left behind.
  Link
• January 3, 2012:
  A New Diplomacy for the EU?
  New Europe
  Can the EU speak as one in addressing the issues which imperil the planet?
  Link
• December 29, 2011:
  Today, most Canadians don’t look far beyond their front door
  Ottawa Citizen
  Demographic shifts and changes in international news coverage have transformed the public environment in which international policy is formulated.
  Link
  
• December 5, 2011:
  A retreat from the world stage
  Ottawa Citizen
  Domestic politics and diminished bureaucratic capacity have down-sized Canada's place in the world.
  Link