Public Diplomacy: Reinvigorating America's Strategic Communications Policy

Publication Date: March 2008

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Edwin J. Feulner; Helle C. Dale; Colleen Graffy; Michael Doran

Research Area: International relations

Keywords: National security; public diplomacy; strategic communication; U.S. Department of State

Type: Speech

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

U.S. government agencies are hampered in their efforts to improve public diplomacy by a combination of poor leadership, inadequate coordination, and insufficient resources. As we seek to improve the U.S. image abroad and engage in a war of ideas with Muslim extremism, improving the relevant public diplomacy structures of the U.S. government are crucial.