Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider

Publications
With Khaled Abol Naga, “Egypt’s Elections Can’t Be Trusted”, CNN Opinion, November 28, 2011,
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/28/opinion/schneider-naga-egypt/index.html
“The Gospel of Sufism in Post-Revolutionary Egypt”, Huffington Post, September 16, 2011; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cynthia-p-schneider.
With Akif Ahmad, “Pakistanis want a better future, just like us. May 18, 2011, CNN Opinion.
With Nadia Oweidat, “A new Arab world is coming, with or without U.S.” CNN Opinion, February 28, 2011 (http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/27/oweidat.schneider.arab.world/index.html?hpt=C1.)
With Nadia Oweidat, “Why Washington was blindsided by Egypt's cry for freedom”. CNN Opinion, (http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/02/10/schneider.egypt.us/index.html?iref=allsearch) .
“Cultural Diplomacy and the ‘Oh, I Didn’t Know That’ Factor”, Huffington Post, December 15, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cynthia-p-schneider/cultural-diplomacy-and-th_b_797305.html.
With Sam Schneider,  "Beyond the Rhetoric: the Human Impact of Settlements", September 29, 2010 , USC Center on Public Diplomacy blog (CPD blog) , (http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/index.php/newswire/cpdblog_detail/beyond_the_rhetoric_the_human_impact_of_settlements/).
“Explosions in Palestine, but Not What You Think”, August 24, 2010, Common Ground News Service, http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=28355&lan=en&sid=1&sp=0&isNew=1 .
“America in Alexandria, de Tocqueville in Arabic”, Huffington Post, July 7, 2010, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cynthia-p-schneider/america-in-alexandria-de_b_638367.html
“The Unrealized Potential of Cultural Diplomacy: ‘Best Practices’ and What Could Be, If Only…..”, The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, volume 39, Number 4/2009, pp. 260-279.
With Nadia Oweidat, “ The Great Silencing: Intolerance and censorship in the Arab world”, CNN.com, October 13, 2009, http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/13/the-great-silencing-intolerance-and-censorship-in-the-arab-world/.
“It‘s the Culture, Stupid” World Politics Review , Oct.13, 2009, http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articlePrint.aspx?ID=4441.
New Way Forward: Encouraging Greater Cultural Engagement with Muslim Communities, Brookings Institution, http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/09_cultural_engagement_schneider.aspx
 “The Other Pakistan”, Newswire, CPD Blog, USC Center on Public Diplomacy, September 17, 2009, http://uscpublicdiplomacy.com/index.php/newswire/cpdblog_detail/the_other_pakistan/.
“The Lockerbie Trial: a Unique Moment in International Justice and Diplomacy”, Huffington Post, August 21, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cynthia-p-schneider/the-lockerbie-trial-a-uni_b_265153.html.
Mightier than the Sword: Arts and Culture in the U.S.-Muslim World Relationship, with Kristina Nelson, assisted by Mohammed Yousri, Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Brookings Institution, 2008.
“Culture Communicates: Diplomacy that Works”, in The New Public Diplomacy: Soft Power in International Relations, Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
BOOKS:
Biotechnology: the Science and the Impact, proceedings of the conference of that name, held in The Hague, January, 2000, published in The Journal of BioLaw and Business. Organized conference wrote Introduction and Conclusion.
Another Salute: American Art in the Residence of the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with Claire van Cleave, Art in Embassies Program, The Hague, 2000.
Rembrandt's Landscapes, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1990. The book presents a new assessment of Rembrandt’s achievement and development as a landscape painter.
Rembrandt's Landscapes: Drawings and Prints,
Exhibition catalogue, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1990. Catalogue accompanying international loan exhibition of one hundred works, organized and selected by me.
With John Walsh, Jr., A Mirror of Nature: Dutch Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Edward William Carter, exhibition catalogue, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981. New expanded edition published 1992 by Cross River Press.
Art History Articles
Articles on Rembrandt and Dutch art published in journals and exhibition catalogues in the Netherlands, Sweden, France, and the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s.


PAPERS AND LECTURES

Invited to speak on a wide range of topics including public and cultural diplomacy, U.S. and Muslim world relations, U.S. European relations, various aspects of the life sciences, and women in the workplace.

Public and Cultural Diplomacy

(selected):

“You Can Crush the Flowers, but It Won’t Stop the Spring: Arts, Culture, and Media and the Arab Spring”, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin, December 15, 2011 and Peace Research Institute of Oslo, December 7, 2011.
“The ‘Heart and Mind’ of  Diplomacy:  Strategies  for the  Future of  Cultural  Diplomacy”,  May 17,  2011, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The  Hague (http://www.minbuza.nl/en/News/Newsflashes/2011/05/Praise_for_Dutch_policy_on_culture_and_public_diplomacy.
“The  New  Cultural Diplomacy: “Best Practices,”  Past, Present, and Future”,  Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD), Berlin, May 12, 2011.
“The Artists Knew: Culture at the Core of Politics and Diplomacy”, International Conference of Artists and Cultural Leaders convened at  NYU (New York  University) Abu  Dhabi by Anna Deavere Smith, April 21, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
“The “Heart and Mind’ of Diplomacy: Cultural Diplomacy,” NYU Abu Dhabi, March 13, 2011.
“Women in Film “, The Circle Conference, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, October , 2010, panel participant.
“Afghanistan Beyond  the Headlines”, September 19, 2010,  British Council,  Shakespeare Theater, Washington DC
“New Beginnings: Initiatives in Culture, Education, and Science and Technology”, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, June 16-18, 2010. Organized culture component of the conference, and moderated keynote panel on arts and cultural initiatives.
“How Cultural Diplomacy is Relevant to Contemporary Security Challenges.” Keynote speech at the conference “Cultural Diplomacy and Security Stakeholders Conference”, Sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research and the U.S. Diplomacy Center, and the National Intelligence Council, June 24, 2010. Available Online
“Reinvention: Iraqi Contemporary Art & Culture in a Post Conflict”, moderator, Post-War Art and Culture Festival, Red Jail, Sulaimanyah, Iraqi- Kurdistan, November 9, 2009. http://www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/iraq/downloads/PostWarProg.pdf; http://iraq.usembassy.gov/prt_erbil110709.html
 “WHAM! BAM! ISLAM! and THE 99: Popular Culture, Superheroes and the Contested Identity of Islam”, introductory remarks and organizer, Oct. 14, 2009, Brookings Institution. Speakers: Naif al-Mutawa, Chairman, Teshkeel Media and Creator of “The 99” and Isaac Solaratoff, film maker, and moderated by Shibley Telhami (October 14, 2009)
“Media as Global Diplomat II: New Findings on the Science of Media and Conflict”, moderator, United States Institute of Peace, October 1, 2009.
“New U.S. Cultural Diplomacy Approaches in the Middle East”, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy International Symposium, The Role of Soft Power in the International Environment, Berlin, July 28, 2009,..
“The Surprising Impact of Idol TV”, TED Global Conference, Oxford, England, July 21, 2009.
“Afghan Star: LA Premier Screening and Discussion”, moderator, The Paley Center for Media, Los Angeles, June 15, 2009.
“Afghan Star: the Impact of Independent Media in Afghanistan, June 12, 2009, Brookings Institution”. Panelists: Saad Mohseni (CEO Moby Media and Tolo TV), Jared Cohen (Policy Planning, Department of State), and Vikram Singh (Advisor to Richard Holbrooke), introduced and organized by Cynthia P. Schneider and moderated by David Ignatius (Associate Editor and columnist, Washington Post), June 12, 2009.
“Creative Expression and its Impact on Society in the Arab World” , in conjunction with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, March 6, 2009, Brookings Institution. Introductory remarks and organizer; Tamara Wittes, moderator.
“Muslims on Screen and Television (MOST): Challenging Stereotypes and Increasing Understanding”, moderated panel discussion, Middle East International Film Festival, Abu Dhabi, Oct. 18, 2008.
“Public Diplomacy in the New Administration”, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, Doha, Qatar, Center for Regional and International Studies, October 19, 2008.
“Challenging Stereotypes and Breaking Barriers: the Role of Arts and Culture in the U.S. - Muslim World Relationship”, Brookings Institution, Doha Center, Oct.19, 2008.
“Mightier than the Sword: Arts and Culture in the U.S.-Muslim World Relationship”, policy discussions plus arts performances, Brookings Institution (Oct. 6, 2008) and the Asia Society, New York (Oct. 22, 2008).
“Media as a Cultural Bridge”, Paley Center For Media International Council, London, June 23, 2008.
“Bridging the Gap: the Relationship between Cultural Diplomacy, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Socially Responsible Investment”, Berlin, Deutsche Bank, June 24, 2008.
“Challenges of U.S. Cultural Diplomacy Today”, Fifth Pan-European International Relations Conference, The Hague, Sept. 10, 2004
Salzburg Seminar, “American in Our Time”, Sept. 2-5, 2004, “Cultural Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs” working group leader
“Public Diplomacy: Using Our Greatest Asset to Enhance Our Security”, The Citadel, February 2, 2004
“Communicating with the World: Diplomacy that Works”, The Citadel, February 2, 2004
“Culture Communicates: Diplomacy that Works”, Clingendael Institute, The Hague, November 21, 2003
“From Monticello to Mulan: Communicating Values through Culture”, Smith College, October 27, 2003
“Proud to be Humble: Implicit Identity and the Challenges of Multiculturalism in the Netherlands”, King Juan Carlos of Spain Center, NYU, June 2, 2003 (Netherlands Historical Association; my paper read by session chair, since I could not attend personally)
“Communicating with the World: Diplomacy that Works “, Fort Bragg, Regional Studies, May 20, 2003
“Explaining America: Ideas and Icons from Thomas Jefferson to Walt Disney”, University of Virginia, Forum for Contemporary Thought, March 12, 2003


Biotechnology and Science Policy

Talks at the BioVision conference, held alternately in Lyons France and Alexandria, Egypt annually from 2003-2008. Speaker also at the “Women in Science” conference in Alexandria, Egypt, October, 2007 and “Bioagenda” conferences in Palm Springs and Washington DC, 2005 and 2006.

Art History

Talks on Rembrandt, Vermeer, and other aspects of Dutch Baroque art in various locations in the U.S. (Los Angeles, Birmingham, Ala., New York, Washington DC and others) and Europe (the Netherlands, Stockholm, Paris) in the 1980s and 1990s.