Project Description: To censor Japan’s political left in order to prevent expansion of communism during the Cold War. Learning Point: Governments should avoid censoring political opposition, because while censorship tactics may be effective in the short run, the effectiveness does not last in the long run but rather, creates increasing opposition to government administration. Organisation: GHQ [...]

Project Description:   To use media framing to resolve a territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea over a small group of islands known as Dokdo and Takeshima, or, The Liancourt Rocks.   Learning Point:   The case shows the limits on framing strategies including saying too much (Korea) and too little (Japan).   Organisation:   Japanese Government [...]

  Project Description: The International Visitor Program Special Initiative Projects were designed after the September 11, 2001 to bring leaders active in wide variety of fields from countries with significant Muslim populations to the United States to “exchange information, establish deeper dialogue, and increase mutual understanding between the people of those countries and the people of the United States.” [...]

Project Description: To spread American ideals through educational exchange with China and establish long-term foundations for the U.S.-Sino relationship. Learning Point: The necessity to engage foreign publics through education and exchange cannot be overstated. The long-term influence such endeavours have on bridging cultural divides and fostering open relations should be a primary objective of any public diplomacy campaign. Organisation: [...]

Project Description: In August 1952, the United States seized an opportunity to make ‘friends’ in the Middle East by airlifting the 3,700 stranded Muslim pilgrims from Beirut to the holy city of Mecca. (This number varies depending on the source. The Associated Press reports this number to be 9000 and the Air Power History reports it to be [...]

Project Description: To promote the vitality of U.S. culture abroad through dance during the Cold War Learning Point: Martha Graham’s tour of the Far East demonstrates the importance of associating American art with universal standards of high culture, and at the same time creating something that is accessible to a wide audience. The diplomatic value of the [...]

Project Description: Support institutions in Berlin to demonstrate symbolic commitment to the city following the Berlin Crisis which included the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Learning Point: Highly visible symbolic acts, whether funding or the creation of ‘democratic’ systems, will continue to be remembered long after the political purpose for which they were made has passed. [...]

Project Description: Promote a better understanding of Democracy and a positive image of America in post-World War II Germany through the development of an Amerika Institut in Munich. Learning Point: The attempt to promote of freedom and a positive national image in the same project is likely lead to tension at some point as part of freedom will [...]