Turkey’s Twitter public diplomacy: Towards a “new” cult of personality

This study examined how Turkey uses social media as a tool for public diplomacy and how the state’s soft-power efforts have recently changed on the global stage. The researchers constructed a dataset of 2769 Twitter posts by the Turkish government’s most influential public diplomacy accounts. The analyses revealed that the focus of Turkey’s Twitter public diplomacy has become concentrated on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and is thematically focused on the political values embodied by the Turkish president. The findings suggest that public diplomacy remains to be the diplomacy of the government, not of the public, and social media is used as just another tool for propaganda, not as a means of engagement with foreign publics. Further, the findings indicate the emergence of a “new” cult of personality in public diplomacy and point out the instrumental role of social media in changing the dynamics of leader-follower relationship. The study contributes to public relations theory and practice by advancing the burgeoning public diplomacy scholarship at the intersection of social media and relational approaches.     

Brazil’s non-indifference: a case for a feminist diplomatic agenda or geopolitics as usual?

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Brazil took advantage of its economically and politically privileged position to challenge global normative structures. In 2004, the concept of “non-indifference” was integrated into the Brazilian vocabulary of foreign policy, justifying and legitimating the country’s acceptance of the invitation to command the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). On the one hand, non-indifference can be read as a discursive maneuver that enabled Brazil to accommodate its non-interventionist agenda to an old geopolitical game, given the pressure imposed upon “global players” to respond effectively and assertively to threats to international peace and security. On the other hand, the “Brazilian way” could also be seen as an alternative to a highly masculinized geopolitical approach to international security. This paper explores possible limitations, tensions and/or opportunities that emerge from the encounter between a feminist diplomatic agenda and a masculinizing ordering of the international space. It does so by contrasting Brazil’s ambition for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the club of powerful states, with Brazil’s diplomatic and military performance during MINUSTAH, widely evaluated as a success due to characteristics such as solidarity, generosity, flexibility and the “warm conviviality” of Brazilian culture.     

外交价值观引领下的中国国际话语权构建

在国际力量对比发生深刻变化的时期,中国外交价值观成为增强中国文化软实力,突破某些西方国家国际话语权制约的重要指导原则.中国外交价值观是马克思主义理论与中国文化思想的有机结合,是中国优秀文化传统与人类共同价值体系的有机结合.中国外交价值观的基本脉络是:以"文明多元"为基本出发点,以"以人为本"为核心理念,以"正确的义利观"为指导原则,以"合作共赢"为主要实践途径,以共同构建"命运共同体"为追求目标.中国外交价值观提升了中国的道义感召力,增强了中国国际话语权,促进更为合理的国际话语体系及国际秩序的构建.     

"二元民主"权力架构下的美国府会战争权

在美国分权制衡的政治体制下,国会与总统分享外交决策权力,并形成了独特的"二元民主"外交权力架构,本文分析了这一二元性权力架构得以形成的原因,并以府会在二战后围绕战争权力的争夺和交锋为重点,探讨了国会作为该架构下相对独立的一极,其战争权力的起伏消长及其对美国相关政策制定和实施所具有的影响.     

朝鲜半岛核问题与新世纪中国外交

朝鲜半岛核问题是当前世界一个非常重要而复杂的问题.这个问题的解决在很大程度上体现着新世纪中国的外交思想、外交思维和外交走向.朝鲜半岛核问题的实质是大国关系,对此,可以从朝鲜半岛核问题的定位、相关现状、发展趋势及中国新世纪外交努力的方向等几个方面来进行分析.     

医学传教与近代中国外交

医学传教是基督教在华诸多传教方式中的一种。在近代中国特殊的政治背景下,医学传教对近代中国外交产生了一定影响。一些医学传教士充任本国领事和外交官,有的以客卿身份参与外交,有的则积极对外交施加影响,他们在不同程度上对近代中国外交产生了直接或间接影响。民国时期,由于教会医疗事业的本土化、中国外交的近代化等原因,医学传教对民国对外交涉只有微弱的影响,仅表现为有限的个案。     

文化外交的独特价值

在现代国际关系中,文化外交发挥着政治、经济和军事等对外交往手段难以达到的作用。文化外交是促进民族国家间了解与合作的重要途径,是一国塑造国际形象的重要方式,文化外交成为国际经济竞争与合作的重要资源,它对提升一国的国际竞争力发挥着重要作用,因此具有其独特价值。我国要重视并不断加强文化外交,提升我国的文化影响力,增强文化竞争力,以更好地服务于我国和平发展的需要,推进“和谐世界”的构建。     

台湾对外经援的政治因素分析

对外经援是台湾参与国际事务的重要手法,服务于特定的政治及经济目的。自二十世纪五十年代以来,台湾的对外经援活动已逐渐建立机制完备、制度化程度高的运行体系,在政治上成为"务实外交"的工具,在经济上促进了台湾的海外贸易,为海外私人投资项目培植了社会基础。台湾对外经援经过数十年积累,形成以双边经援为主,以多边经援为辅,与对外投资相互补充,以化解政治压力为目的等特点。     

改革开放以来中国文化外交的理论与实践

随着全球经济一体化和信息化时代的迅猛发展,文化作为一个国家综合国力的重要标志之一,作为一种软权力,在世界经济、政治合作与竞争中的地位不断提升。与此同时,以文化为媒介的国际文化交往也达到了空前的规模和水平,文化外交在各国外交舞台上的重要性日益凸现。新中国成立后,随着我国文化外交实践的不断发展,逐渐形成了有中国特色的文化外交理念。特别是改革开放以来,文化外交已经成为我国继经济、政治外交之后的第三大支柱,成为中国总体外交的重要组成部分,取得了丰硕成果。