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Public Diplomacy and the Cold War: Lessons Learned
Publication Date: September 2007
Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Carnes Lord; Helle C. Dale
Series: Backgrounder
Topic: International relations (Diplomacy)
Keywords: National security; voa; voice of america; propaganda
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, leaders in both the legislative and executive branches essentially discarded public diplomacy as a Cold War relic. Since 9/11, the situation has improved only marginally if at all. To restore America's voice, government leaders should draw on the nation's Cold War legacy to lay the foundation for the next generation of public diplomacy.