Through personal experience and a lively narrative, this book examines the difficulty of communicating in adversarial environments like Iraq and Afghanistan, the complexity of multi-linguistic communications, and the importance of directing American cultural power in the national interest.

Autorentext
James Thomas Snyder is a former information officer for the United States and Canada at NATO.

Inhalt

1. Fighting Words 2. What We Are Talking About When We Talk About Engagement 3. Extreme Public Diplomacy 4. Overt Operations 5. Virtual Diplomacy 6. Radio Free America 7. Matters of Interpretation 8. Know What I Do 9. Non-Governmental Diplomacy 10. The Diplomatic Arts 11. The Americans