Does the us president seek a war to end all war in the Middle East? Apocalyptic thinking is hardly a novelty when it comes to the United States, or to diplomacy. A look back at the 17th century, and the evolution of international thinking since, reminds us how durable such thinking can be.
In: Peace and conflict: journal of peace psychology ; the journal of the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence, Peace Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 95-96
For several decades, the Washington Post has functioned not only as a chronicler of national politics, but also as a social arbiter of the capital's elite. The two were fused in the paper's trendsetting 'Style' section, which was invented in 1969 by the legendary editor and scion of New England grandees Benjamin C. Bradlee. Two generations later, however, the Post is facing stiff competition for readers and attention in its own hometown from new rivals such as Politico, which was founded in 2007 by former Post staffers. But perhaps the most intriguing shift at the Post has occurred at the editorial page under the direction of Fred Hiatt. Throughout its history, the Post has been decisively shaped by different editorial-page editors. In writing this tribute, Hiatt, who joined the Post editorial board in 1996, was also expressing his own convictions. Hiatt's evident instinct to avoid the bromidic vapidity common in editorial pages is laudable. Adapted from the source document.
In: The International Conference Education and Creativity for a Knowledge based Society – Social and Political Sciences, Communication, Foreign Languages and Public Relations, 2012, Titu Maiorescu University, pp. 96-101