Links to reports, studies, and blogs focused on public diplomacy, communications, security, and online public relations.

• Defense Science Board - Report on Strategic Communication [PDF]
  The Defense Science Board review of U.S. strategic communications provided recommendations for enhancing U.S. public diplomacy. John Rendon was among the dozens of experts consulted by the DSB task force.
  
• Council on Foreign Relations - Strategy for Reinvigorating U.S. Public Diplomacy [PDF]
  The CFR report recommends that the U.S. bring the concerns of public diplomacy into the heart of the foreign policymaking process.
  
• USC Center on Public Diplomacy
  Provides regular updates on public diplomacy and communications news related to international relations.

Security and Defense

• GlobalSecurity.org
  GlobalSecurity.org is focused on emerging security challenges and solutions on issues such as proliferation, military reform, intelligence reform, and space technology.
  
• Thomas Barnett’s Weblog
  In the Pentagon’s New Map, Barnett suggests an effort be made to connect developing countries to the "rule sets" of the developed world.
  
• The Office of Force Transformation, U.S. DOD
  The Office of Force Transformation works to identify and create the future shape of the U.S. military.
• Defense Tech
  Blog on technology related to military and national security issues.

Science, Technology, and Online Communications

• Online Journalism Review (Annenberg School for Communication)
  Online forums, bloggers become vital media outlets in Bahrain.
• Aspen Institute [PDF]
  "The Rise of Netpolitik: How the Internet is Changing International Politics and Diplomacy" (2003)
• Rand
  "Networks and Netwars"

Private Sector and the Media

• Business Week - Blogs Will Change Your Business
  Business Week analyzes how blogs will affect the communications strategies of private companies. Business Week used this article, written as a blog, to launch the Business Week blog.
• Business Week Blog - Blogspotting
• Columbia Journalism Review Blog
  Critiques the media, particularly news coverage.
• The Guardian
  Why blogs could be bad for business.
• WSJ
  Corporate Marketers Try Out Blogs.

Freedom of Communications

• Committee to Protect Journalists
  An independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the global defense of press freedom.

• Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontiers)
  REF works to reduce censorship and to oppose laws designed to restrict press freedom.
• Committee to Protect Bloggers
  The Committee to Protect Bloggers provides information related to imprisoned bloggers and other online free speech issues.

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