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		<title>The Narrative Gap in the New PD Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Steven R. Corman
A new &#8220;strategic framework&#8221; for U.S. Public Diplomacy has at long last been released. Oddly, it is a slide show rather than a paper, but perhaps that&#8217;s because it is to be the basis for a briefing today. My colleague Phil Seib has already expressed disappointment in the new proposal:
It is so lacking [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/09/03/understand-what-narrative-is-and-does/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Understand What Narrative Is and Does'>Understand What Narrative Is and Does</a> <small>by Scott W. Ruston Admiral Michael Mullen&#8217;s recent essay in...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/12/02/obamas-speech-didnt-close-the-narrative-gap/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Obama&#8217;s Speech Didn&#8217;t Close the Narrative Gap'>Obama&#8217;s Speech Didn&#8217;t Close the Narrative Gap</a> <small>by Bud Goodall Yesterday&#8217;s speech by President Barack Obama at...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/10/07/the-afghanistan-narrative-gap-and-its-consequences/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Afghanistan Narrative Gap and Its Consequences'>The Afghanistan Narrative Gap and Its Consequences</a> <small>by Bud Goodall One of the important challenges of President...</small></li>
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		<link>http://comops.org/journal/2010/03/10/the-narrative-gap-in-the-new-pd-strategy/</link>
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		<title>Ridicule as Strategic Communication</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Kristin Fleischer 
In his book Fighting the War of Ideas like Real War: Messages to Defeat the Terrorists, J. Michael Waller argues that the United States already has a “secret weapon worse than death,” and it is cheap, readily available and easy to deploy. That weapon is ridicule.
Although the suggestion that ridicule and satire [...]


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<li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/06/03/same-old-song-from-gao-on-strategic-communication/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Same Old Song from GAO on Strategic Communication'>Same Old Song from GAO on Strategic Communication</a> <small>by Steven R. Corman Last week, while I was recovering...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/05/16/nato-conference-on-strategic-communication/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NATO Conference on Strategic Communication'>NATO Conference on Strategic Communication</a> <small>by Steven R. Corman Hi there.  Long time, no blog. ...</small></li>
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		<link>http://comops.org/journal/2010/03/09/ridicule-as-strategic-communication/</link>
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		<title>Recent Events in Indonesia and the Philippines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having recently returned from a brief (four-day!) trip to Indonesia and Singapore, I&#8217;ve been reminded of the value of simply being in a location with eyes and ears open in order to gain insight into current events. While in Indonesia, some interesting communication- and terrorism-related news emerged.
Facebook has been gaining ground in Indonesia, and in [...]


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<li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/07/21/politics-and-womens-headwear-in-indonesia/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Politics and Women&#8217;s Headwear in Indonesia'>Politics and Women&#8217;s Headwear in Indonesia</a> <small>by Chris Lundry Before last week&#8217;s bombings, Indonesia, the world&#8217;s...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/09/28/noordin-top-and-latent-conflict-between-indonesia-and-malaysia/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Noordin Top and Latent Conflict Between Indonesia and Malaysia'>Noordin Top and Latent Conflict Between Indonesia and Malaysia</a> <small>The 17 September death of Noordin Top at the hands...</small></li>
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		<link>http://comops.org/journal/2010/03/04/recent-events-in-indonesia-and-the-philippines/</link>
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		<title>How Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp Can Save the World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Jeff Halverson
In the war of ideas for the &#8220;hearts and minds&#8221; of the Muslim world, cultural diplomacy can go a long way. The US government may not be very popular abroad, but our cultural products certainly are. Many Muslims hate our policies, but they still love our movies, listen to our pop music, and [...]


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		<title>That Wacky Mahathir!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[File away another patently offensive remark by former Malaysian Prime Minister (1981-2003) Mahathir bin Mohamad, who once again spewed anti-semitic and anti-Western conspiratorial claptrap. In Beirut last week for the 7th annual Conference for Al Quds, an organization that opposes what they view as Israel&#8217;s occupation of Palestine, Mahathir let fly with his invective. He argued [...]


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		<link>http://comops.org/journal/2010/01/28/that-wacky-mahathir/</link>
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		<title>The Dutch Dilemma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by R. Bennett Furlow
Geert Wilders is a Dutch parliamentarian and head of the Party for Freedom (PVV).  He is also a very clear opponent of Islam.  Most critics of Islam are very careful to say that they oppose &#8220;radical Islam&#8221; or &#8220;Islamism&#8221; or &#8220;Islamic extremism,&#8221; but have no problem with the religion as a whole.  [...]


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		<link>http://comops.org/journal/2010/01/28/the-dutch-dilemma/</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Amplify Extremist Contradictions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Steven R. Corman
Yesterday the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan over the last year.  It concluded that &#8220;2009 proved to be the deadliest year yet for civilians since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001.&#8221;  The surprise is what it says about the causes [...]


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<li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/11/18/growing-uk-turmoil-over-war-casualties/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Growing UK Turmoil Over War Casualties'>Growing UK Turmoil Over War Casualties</a> <small>by Steven R. Corman A colleague in the UK military...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/09/13/new-white-paper-on-extremis-ideology/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: New White Paper on Extremist Ideology'>New White Paper on Extremist Ideology</a> <small>The Consortium for Strategic Communication has just released a new...</small></li>
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		<link>http://comops.org/journal/2010/01/14/lets-amplify-extremist-contradictions/</link>
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		<title>What new strategy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Steven R. Corman
In today&#8217;s Washington Post, Bruce Hoffman published an op-ed piece entitled &#8220;Al-Qaeda has a new strategy. Obama needs one, too.&#8221; I have a lot of respect for Hoffman and whatever he says about terrorism bears consideration. But in this case I&#8217;m not too sure what he&#8217;s driving at.
As evidence for the existence [...]


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		<link>http://comops.org/journal/2010/01/11/what-new-strategy/</link>
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		<title>Muslim Punk Rock is Nothing New</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Chris Lundry
In an AP wire story picked up by numerous print and online media, Russell Contreras writes about discovering the &#8220;new movement&#8221; of Muslim-Hindu punk bands (including Boston&#8217;s the Kominas). The implication is that we are witnessing a new youth music movement that might serve as a challenge to religious fundamentalism and its extremist [...]


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		<title>COMOPS Journal Top Posts of 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is a list of the top ten most-viewed posts of 2009 on COMOPS Journal:

Why Israel&#8217;s Twitter Experiment Flopped (January 12).  Dawn Gilpin analyzes Israel&#8217;s use of Twitter during its excursion into Gaza, concluding that it failed because of a lack of understanding of symmetry, culture, and the structure of the different media platforms.
OK Now [...]


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<li><a href='http://comops.org/journal/2009/05/27/goodbye-clock-hello-mchale/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Goodbye Clock, Hello McHale'>Goodbye Clock, Hello McHale</a> <small>by Steven R. Corman Judith McHale was sworn-in yesterday as...</small></li>
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		<link>http://comops.org/journal/2010/01/01/comops-journal-top-posts-of-2009/</link>
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