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Why is Obama struggling?

22 December 2011
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Why is Barack Obama struggling to push his policies through? When he came into office, Obama wanted to bridge the partisan gap between Democrats and Republicans and introduce extensive legislation to improve health care for Americans and to regulate the financial services industry. None of that really happened in the way anticipated by the President. [...]

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Germany and the Euro crisis

9 December 2011
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There is no doubt that Merkel understood the seriousness of the crisis and that she also has an idea of how to solve it. The question however is whether she will be able to convince her European partners and lead the European Union out of this crisis.

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The Ripple Effect of Nation Branding

5 June 2011
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A recent study shows that nation branding does have a positive impact on foreign direct investment. But it needs more than creative ads to win the hearts and minds of business.

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Cyber-utopians vs. tech-pessimists: who wins?

25 April 2011
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There is much discussion about whether the Internet is mainly a tool for protests or an instrument of dictators. Putting theory aside, however, most of the people in the Arab world or elsewhere seem to embrace the Internet.

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Is there a case for digital public affairs?

3 April 2011
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In an article for prnewsonline.com, Klas Roggenkamp (compuccino) and I argue that although digital public affairs is no substitute for traditional lobbying, it can nevertheless help to manage political and reputational risks.

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What’s next in Egypt?

20 February 2011
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To date, it remains unclear how the revolts in Tunesia and Egypt will play out and many experts are still unsure how to read the events. So how do the different scenarios look like?

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Public Diplomacy 2.0

24 April 2010
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The Obama administration has the reputation for being Web 2.0-savvy, and for good reason. But its digital public diplomacy program actually originates from the Bush administration, writes ISN Security Watch’s Peter Buxbaum.

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Are Glassman and Doran right on Iran?

24 January 2010
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Sending out revolutionary leaflets as ther former US Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy James K. Glassman and Michael Doran suggest in an article for Wall Street Journal is not the smart kind of soft power which made the US so attractive to most parts of the world. It’s like using a hammer to apply a screw to a wall.

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Tabloid Intelligence

26 September 2009
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A new think tank report details what happened when George W Bush decided to rely on headlines and blurbs to make US policy, Peter A Buxbaum writes for ISN Security Watch.

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Demos: Telling a story, creating ideas

16 September 2009

Demos is one of the most unusual think tanks in the UK. Founded by radical Marxists, the Demos staff were influentual advisors to New Labour. But Demos argues it’s not affiliated with a particular party and is now working on a project with the Conservative Party. I spoke with Demos’ spokesperson Peter Harrington on the power of story telling, involving people in think tank research and the dissemination of ideas.

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