...Sol Schindler Sol Schindler is a retired US Foreign Service officer with considerable experience in public diplomacy. Kiehl William P. , ed.: The Last Three Feet: Case Studies in Public Diplomacy . Washington, DC : PDWorldwide , 2012 . 196 pages . ISBN 13-978-1-47811-295-2...

...Karen P. Hughes Karen P. Hughes is US Under Secretary of State for public diplomacy and public affairs. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2007 “Waging Peace”: A New Paradigm for Public Diplomacy Karen P. Hughes The challenging times...

...Walter R. Roberts The term public diplomacy has only recently reached the American lexicon but has not obtained a definitive interpretation. This essay attempts to present a definition based on history and practical usage. It traces the public diplomacy program from its beginnings, explains its...

..., and Metaphors . Nairobi: Action Publishers, 1998. 197 pages. Price unavailable at press time; Paul Gifford: African Christianity: Its Public Role . Bloomington/Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1998. 368 pages.$22.95 paper. $39.95 cloth. Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2002 Stephen...

...Aneta Hlavsová; Kristýna Tamchynová; Radka Havlová This essay analyses the role of public opinion in the formation of US and Turkish policy toward the conflict in Syria. The United States and Turkey were chosen because they are key players in the Syrian conflict. In both countries, public opinion...

...Stavros B. Thomadakis The scope of the present global financial crisis is comparable to that of the 1930s. Public policies responding to each have been very different, however. The large macroeconomic response of the past three years has averted a new Great Depression, but regulation...

... an ever-present tension within media and politics in Turkey. Turkish journalists tend to define themselves as liberals who historically assigned themselves the mission to inform the public and to raise public awareness on political issues independent of ruling governments. In contrast, successive Turkish...

...' anxieties brought about by economic crisis, illegal immigration issues, high unemployment rates, increases in crime, anti-austerity public sentiments, and the uncertainty over the country's future to become, in just a few years, a formidable political party in Greece. George Bistis is an award-winning...

.... Since the early 2000s, however, Athens has developed a multidimensional policy toward the Black Sea region that deserves to be examined. This policy is based on a combination of hard and soft power resources, including economic might, military diplomacy, pipeline development, public diplomacy...

... further aggravated by a faulty framework for the 2014 negotiations, the absence of leadership, the continued public recrimination of each side toward the other, mutual distrust, and the lack of commitment to reach an agreement that of necessity requires mutually painful concessions. This essay proposes...

... the result of the fact that many of the narratives through which the currency was sold to the public did not correspond with its substantive content. What is more, these narratives were not conducive to some of the reforms that were and are necessary for Italy to become competitive. Philip Giurlando...

... through the perspective of Greece's half-century-long relationship with the European Union and against a backdrop of personal observations and comment, relevant public sentiments, and critical events defining each period discussed. George Bistis is an award-winning journalist and political analyst...

...Thanos Catsambas This essay summarizes developments since the outbreak of the Greek economic crisis in 2010 from the perspective of various myths that dominated the public discourse from 2010 to 2016. In the author's view, the perpetuation of these myths, which was partly the result of poor...

... corrupt and often mismanaged public sectors and toward good governance. Copyright 2008 by Mediterranean Affairs, Inc. 2008 Olusegun Obasanjo is former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This essay is based on the president's remarks at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Legislative Conference...

... to struggle between traditional support for Israel and newfound support for Lebanese democracy. The international community should capitalize on Hezbollah's damaged public image following its 2006 war with Israel and pursue a multiparty disarmament effort, to include incentives for the major regional players...

... neighbors has become increasingly prominent. The central place of environmental projects in the Union for the Mediterranean, launched in July 2008, is the clearest indication of the growing place of the environment in Mediterranean cooperation. Growing public and political awareness of environmental...

...George C. Georgiou This essay analyzes the economic consequences of the proposed reunification of Cyprus and concludes that, based on the framework presently being negotiated, the much-publicized economic peace dividend will not materialize for the majority of Cypriots. The economic costs...

... and sustaining coordination while adjusting for economic change. In particular, it seeks to explore ways in which subnational factors promote the ability of socioeconomic actors to develop public-private institutions. By focusing on a particular autonomous region of Spain, the Basque Country, this article...

...-first century. Ergenekon was conceptualized, debated, defined, and redefined by the media; it was brought to public attention by the media, not by state officials, the police, politicians, inspectors, or members of the organization. The author's intent is not to redefine Ergenekon yet again...

... violently suppressed dissidents and maintained its death grip on power. The 2011 public uprising against the regime was significant in its countrywide scope. Inspired by the fight of people throughout the Arab world, it challenged the authority of the despotic leader. Disenchanted Syrians organized protest...