U.S. in the World Blog

Welcome to Our Blog and Website

Welcome to U.S. in the World’s new website and blog!  With your help, we hope to create a go-to resource for influential communicators who want to build mainstream public support… More…

Does There Really Need to be Another “Gulf War”?

Several of the opening passages of President Obama’s Oval Office speech on the Gulf oil spill compared this crisis to a “war” —a “battle” we are waging against an enemy… More…

More on Managing Fear through Faith

In our last post, we reflected on the role of faith leaders in helping to manage public fears, bridge fear-based social divides, and promote a more constructive public conversation about… More…

Managing Fear through Faith

Advocates of responsible, farsighted foreign policy approaches face unique communications challenges in fearful times, when strong public emotions are vulnerable to being channeled in unproductive directions.  U.S. in the World’s… More…

Framing “New START”

With a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) recently signed, President Obama, together with President Medvedev of Russia, has taken a great step to lessen the danger faced by the… More…