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When a totalitarian group seizes power, one of the first
institutions it creates is a secret political police. Since the
birth of modern totalitarianism, in country after country, secret
political police have been the predominant instruments of power,
used to consolidate power, neutralize the opposition, and erect a
one-party state. Yet, when these same totalitarian regimes have
liberalized or collapsed, the secret political police have often
managed to survive and even remain relevant. Dismantling Tyranny:
Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes provides a groundbreaking
exploration of this survival tendency in seven formerly communist
regimes in the former Soviet Union and Latin America - and the
lessons these transformations hold for future democratic
revolutions. But Dismantling Tyranny is also much more: it is a
guidebook designed to empower, inform, and guide future transitions
toward democracy for those political leaders with the initiative,
and courage, to embark upon such a visionary path. Published in
cooperation with the American Foreign Policy Council.
In this vital book, thirteen experts in public diplomacy,
counterpropaganda and political warfare lay out the components of
what the U.S. and its allies need to win the war of ideas around
the world. Strategic influence is much more than strategic
communication. Communicating with others has somehow become a goal
in itself, when the real issue is influence - to modify the
perceptions, attitudes, and most of all, the behavior of people,
movements and governments around the world. This book is designed
for the diplomat, intelligence officer, warfighter and policymaker.
The Public Diplomacy Reader is a 500-page compendium of
intellectual and practical tools for the cross-cultural
communicator. Designed for students, diplomats, military officers,
intelligence professionals and other practitioners, the Reader is
meant to be used as an instrument and guide in waging the war of
ideas. Naval War College Professor of Strategy Carnes Lord
describes The Public Diplomacy Reader as "a unique and outstanding
compilation of materials on public diplomacy." Former Voice of
America Director Robert R. Reilly says the book "brings the wealth
of experience and knowledge" of an experienced public diplomacy
practitioner to "both students and anyone wishing to win 'the war
of ideas.'" The Public Diplomacy Reader is edited by J. Michael
Waller, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor of International
Communication at The Institute of World Politics in Washington,
D.C., and author of the ground-breaking 2007 book, Fighting the War
of Ideas like a Real War.
The Public Diplomacy Reader is a 500-page compendium of
intellectual and practical tools for the cross-cultural
communicator. Designed for students, diplomats, military officers,
intelligence professionals and other practitioners, the Reader is
meant to be used as an instrument and guide in waging the war of
ideas. Naval War College Professor of Strategy Carnes Lord
describes The Public Diplomacy Reader as "a unique and outstanding
compilation of materials on public diplomacy." Former Voice of
America Director Robert R. Reilly says the book "brings the wealth
of experience and knowledge" of an experienced public diplomacy
practitioner to "both students and anyone wishing to win 'the war
of ideas.'" The Public Diplomacy Reader is edited by J. Michael
Waller, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Professor of International
Communication at The Institute of World Politics in Washington,
D.C., and author of the ground-breaking 2007 book, Fighting the War
of Ideas like a Real War.
An innovative re-examination of how the US and its allies should
fight the battle of ideas. This book focuses on message strategies
that the US should pursue for the immediate term to win the war
against Islamist extremism. The author is a professor at The
Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC, who directs a
graduate program on public diplomacy and political warfare. His
students include officials from the Defense Department, State
Department, CIA, FBI, DIA, and other agencies.
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