Harnessing the Military's Voice: An Argument for a Greater Role in Public Diplomacy by the U.S. Military

Abstract

Since 9/11 many articles have been written, studies undertaken and recommendations made in an effort to repair America's hemorrhaging public diplomacy (PD) capabilities. However, these efforts, intended to serve as holistic reviews of the U.S. public diplomacy apparatus, fail to adequately address the existing shortcoming within the Department of Defense (DoD) or, more importantly, to truly explore methods to better harness the military's significant potential to enhance the country's public diplomacy capability. Its size, budget and overseas presence make DoD perhaps the most powerful voice for U.S. public diplomacy, which in turn warrant a more detailed and critical review of its role and capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA462815

Entities

People

  • Annette N. Foster
  • Robin A. Campbell
  • Steven J. Smith

Organizations

  • John F. Kennedy School of Government

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • Public Diplomacy
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies