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Guerrilla Diplomacy: In The News

• August 22, 2010:
  GD Selected as AFSA Book of the Month for August 2010
  The American Foreign Service Association has chosen Guerrilla Diplomacy as its Book of the Month for August.
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• August 18, 2010:
  How To Stop An Insurgency
  The Mark
  NATO has only one realistic counterinsurgency option for Afghanistan: negotiating a political settlement.
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• August 6, 2010:
  Lawrence of Afghanistan
  The Mark
  NATO leaders could learn some useful lessons on counterinsurgency from T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia).
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• July 26, 2010:
  A Better Way to Do International Policy
  The Mark
  Why do governments still rely on costly and counter-productive military solutions in addressing global problems?
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• June 24, 2010:
  Globalization Nation
  The Mark
  Canada's brand has less to do with the beauty of its nature than the nature of its people.
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• June 22, 2010:
  Waging Modern War
  The Mark Radio
  In the asymmetric conflicts which characterize the age of globalization, diplomats, not soldiers should be on the front lines (with Mercedes Stephenson, Barbara Falk and Donald Savoie).
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• June 18, 2010:
  From DFAIT to a Department of International Affairs?
  The Foreign Exchange
  Changing the name of the foreign ministry will be the easy part...
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• June 11, 2010:
  Making Sense of Intelligence
  The Mark
  When done well, diplomacy can help make intelligence gathering more intelligent.
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• May 28, 2010:
  Dark shadow over the Thai smile
  Globe and Mail
  In the era of globalization, underdevelopment breeds insecurity and shared identity no longer assures unity
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• May 27, 2010:
  Making Diplomacy a Counterinsurgency Weapon
  Embassy
  Can non-violent approaches to conflict resolution make a difference in addressing the complex challenges of counterinsurgency? Yes, but that contribution cannot be fully realized under present circumstances.
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• May 18, 2010:
  When Might is Not the Right Way
  The Mark
  The military can be used for peaceful purposes, but it isn't designed for political and economic work.
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• April 29, 2010:
  Diplomats on the frontlines of counterinsurgency work
  Embassy
  As the erstwhile global village goes heteropolar, it is coming to resemble something akin to a patchwork of gated communities surrounded by seething seas of shantytowns.
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• April 29, 2010:
  Fighting With Diplomacy
  The Mark
  With irregular warfare now the norm, diplomats need to take the lead in resolving conflicts, not the military.
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• April 13, 2010:
  GD in OZ
  Daryl Copeland's most recent podcast from the book tour:  Griffith Asia Institute/AIIA in Brisbane
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• April 12, 2010:
  Where Diplomacy Resonates
  The Mark
  In an increasingly heteropolar world, New Zealand and Australia are positioning themselves for the Pacific Century
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• April 8, 2010:
  What’s in a Nation’s Brand?
  The Mark
  The silver fern and the maple leaf  could do with more global exposure.
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• April 7, 2010:
  Guerrilla Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Rethinking International Relations in a World of Insecurity
  e-International Relations (e-IR) is a hub of information and analysis on some of the key issues in international politics.
  Daryl Copeland says diplomacy can help make the world a better place
• March 29, 2010:
  Rejuvenating the diplomats
  The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
  Guerrilla Diplomat, Daryl Copeland, on the effective use of nation brands in a 'heteropolar' world
  The rising powers all have different kinds of power, China in manufacturing, India in intellectual services, Russia in energy resources, Europe in "soft" power. Middle powers like Canada and Australia have less relative clout, so must use their 'brand' more effectively"
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• March 26, 2010:
  Diplomat blasts shift to policy by force
  The Canberra Times, Australia
  "Militaries work best when you don't use them. That sword stays sharpest when you leave it in the scabbard. Take it out and it makes a terrible mess just look at Iraq and Afghanistan."
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• March 25, 2010:
  Guerrilla Diplomacy at Lowy Institute for International Policy
  Daryl Copeland argues that diplomacy has been sidelined by globalisation and is facing a crisis of relevance and effectiveness.
  Listen to audio.
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