Valid point --- We can have a conceptual discussion if you wish on Thursday but the danger here is that it can get too theoretical and general and doesnt really help when you have to write it yourself. Perhaps for Thursday you could all think of how you would draw up the outline of an overall PD strategy for your own country/institution, aligned with your Ministry's foreign policy objectives, and adjusted for Europe and for Asian countries (though I think it is misleadinand unhelpful to lump all the countries of one geographical region together). Then at the chat session (which will be text) you can each say what conclusions you have drawn about elements of your PD strategy that would be similar regardless of the audience, and which would differ significantly, bearing in mind Bianca's comment about what type of narratives resonate with whom, and which methods are most effective where.

Source author: Liz Galvez LizG@diplomacy.edu