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Links to my blogs, articles and other writing appear below.  The subject is mostly international relations, extremism, cultural diplomacy, media perception, reality, the arts, and informal commentary on my travels exploits.  If links do not appear, and you would like to see the text, please contact me, I will send you a copy where possible.

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MAIN BLOG PLATFORMS


http://www.dawn.com/author/caroline-jaine


http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/team/caroline-jaine


http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/

PREVIOUS BLOG PLATFORMS

MUSLIM VOICES: (last post 2011)
http://muslimvoices.org/author/cjaine/

NOMADIC WISDOM (closed 2009)
http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/

PUBLIC DIPLOMACY (closed 2009)
http://public-diplomacy.blogspot.com/

BLOG POSTINGS In chronological order

THE AXIS OF EVIL SERIES:
Dec 2011: IRAN: EVIL INTENT OR BRAVELY DEFIANT? http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/19/iran-evil-intent-or-bravely-defiant.html Dec 2011: IRAQ AND THE BALACLAVA http://www.dawn.com/2011/12/05/axis-of-evil-iraq-and-the-balaclava.html Jan 2012 PERCEIVED AS EVIL: PAKISTAN, US, ISRAEL & CHINA http://www.dawn.com/2012/01/16/perceived-as-evil-pakistan-us-israel-china.html

Nov 2011: THE BRIT PAK - an exhibition review http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/21/the-brit-pak.html

Nov 2011: A BETTER BASRA FIVE YEARS ON http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/better-basra-five-years

Nov 2011: MEDIA MYTHS AND IRAQ http://www.dawn.com/2011/11/07/media-myths-and-iraq.html

Oct 2011: SILICON NOOKS AND CRANNIES
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/17/silicon-nooks-and-crannies.html

Oct 2011: IS EMAIL THE BEST WAY TO GET ATTENTION? http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/email-best-way-get-attention

Oct 2011: DOING BUSINESS WITH PAKISTAN http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/04/doing-business-with-pakistan.html

Sep 2011 DO THE EVIL BRITISH NEED TO APOLOGISE?
http://www.dawn.com/2011/09/12/do-the-evil-british-need-to-apologise.html

Sep 2011 THE EXIS OF EVIL - 10 YEARS ON
http://www.dawn.com/2011/09/05/the-axis-of-evil-–-10-years-on.html

Aug 2011: THE ART OF WATCHING
http://www.dawn.com/2011/08/29/the-art-of-watching.html

Aug 2011: CROWNING THE CHAMPIONS OF KARACHI
http://www.dawn.com/2011/08/22/crowning-the-champions-of-karachi.html

Aug 2011: MASSACRES, RIOTS AND A CUP OF TEA
http://www.dawn.com/2011/08/15/massacres-riots-and-a-cup-of-tea.html


Aug 2011: WATCHING THE NEWS ON A DECK CHAIR
http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/watching-news-deck-chair

Aug 2011: IFTAR DATES OF A GLASS OF CABERNET
http://muslimvoices.org/iftar-dates-glass-cabernet/

Aug 2011: BRITAIN BURNS http://www.dawn.com/2011/08/09/resilience-sweeps-britain.html

Aug 2011: SAMOSAS, CHANDELIERS AND A FILM http://www.dawn.com/2011/08/01/samosas-chandeliers-and-a-film.html

Jul 2011:  PEOPLE NOT GOVERNMENTS: AMERICA AND PAKISTAN
http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/25/people-not-governments-america-and-pakistan.html

JUL 2011: BIRYANI FOR THE RACISTS
http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/13/biryani-for-the-racists.html

JUL 2011: TESTING RESILIENCE AND THE X-FACTOR IN CAMBRIGDE
http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/06/testing-resilience-and-the-“x”-word-in-cambridge.html

Jun 2011: FUNDMENTAL FOOTBALL
http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/06/testing-resilience-and-the-“x”-word-in-cambridge.html

Jun 2011: AN OVER DIAGNOSED NATION
http://www.dawn.com/2011/06/23/an-over-diagnosed-nation.html

Jun 2011: BAD NEWS IS BAD NEWS
http://www.dawn.com/2011/06/15/bad-news-is-bad-news.html

Jun 2011: THE UNFINISHED GLOBAL REVOLUTION
http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/unfinished-global-revolution-book-review

Jun 2011: THERE ARE NO TERRORISTS IN PAKISTAN: SIMULATED REALITIES, MANIPULATED PERCEPTIONS
http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/simulated-realities-manipulated-perceptions

May 2011: ANOTHER FACE TO PAKISTAN
http://muslimvoices.org/face-pakistan/

Mar 2011: KARACHI DIARY PART 3: WORDS AND PICTURES http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/karachi-diary-3/ KARACHi PHOTO DIARY http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/karachi-photo-diary/ KARACHI DIARY http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/karachi-diary/

Feb 2011: CONFRONTING ISLAMOPHOBIA IN BRITAIN
http://muslimvoices.org/confronting-islamophobia-britian/

Feb 2011: THE BEST OF BRITISH ISLAM
http://muslimvoices.org/british-islam/

Nov 2010: ARTS AND MINDS
http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/arts-and-minds

Nov 2010: PARIS PHOTOBLOG http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/parisphotoblog/

Oct 2010: DESPERATELY SEEKING MARYAMS, MIRIAMS AND MARYS http://muslimvoices.org/desperately-seeking-maryams-marys-miriams-maries/

Oct 2010: MY FIRST EID http://muslimvoices.org/eid/

Sep 2010: THOUGHTS FOR PAKISTAN http://muslimvoices.org/thoughts-pakistan/

Aug 2010: MASSACRES, SUNFLOWERS & SWEET WHITE WINE http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/oradour/

Aug 2010: RESISTANCE http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/resistance/

Aug 2010: MY FIRST FRIDAY PRAYERS IN CAMBRIDGE http://muslimvoices.org/my-first-prayers-cambridge-england/

Jul 2010: PUTTING YOUR HEART INTO IT
http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/putting-your-heart-it

Jul 2010: A NON MUSLIM OBSERVES ISLAM http://muslimvoices.org/nonmuslim-voices/

Jun 2010: THE TRUTH ABOUT ART & LOVE http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/art/

Apr 2010: THE GREAT UNFINISHED WORK http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/the-great-unfinished-work/

Apr 2010: SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/shining-spotlight-public-private-partnership

Feb 2010: NOMADIC ON SPEED http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/nomadic-on-speed/

Jan 2010: MEDIA WITHOUT BORDERS http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/media-without-borders

Dec 2009: PEACE ON EARTH http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/peace-earth

Dec 2009: FRONTLINE JOURNALIST RELEASED AFTER 6 DAY ORDEAL http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/ghaith-released/

Nov 2009: MARIGOLDS IN ISLAMABAD http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/marigolds-in-islamabad/ PAKISTAN PHOTO ALBUM http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/pakistan-photo-album/ MARUJUANA & PORCUPINES http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/marujuana-and-porcupines/ MARIGOLDS IN RAWALPINDI http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/marigolds-in-rawalpindi/ PAKISTANI HOSPITALITY http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/pakistani-hospitality/ PACKING FOR PAKISTAN http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/packing-for-pakistan/

Nov 2009: PUTTING THE SOCIAL BACK INTO SOCIAL MEDIA http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/putting-the-social-back-into-social-media/

Nov 2009: REFLECTING ON MUMBAI http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/reflecting-mumbai

Nov 2009: 1500 MILES TO LONDON TOWN http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/1500-miles-to-london-town/

Sep 2009: WEB SNOBBERY 2.0 http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/web-snobbery-20

Sep 2009: BRITAIN IS NOT BROKEN http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2009/09/britain-is-not-broken.html

Sep 2009: CONTEMPLATING LOSS AT RAMADAN http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2009/09/contemplating-loss-at-ramadan.html

Aug 2009: TEN MINUTE TURKEY
http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/ten-minute-turkey/

Aug 2009: THIS IS IRAQ http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/this-is-iraq/ PHOTOS FROM BAGHDAD http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/photos-from-baghdad/ MULTICULTURAL COSMOPOLITAN BAGHDAD http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/multi-cultural-cosmopolitan-baghdad/ BAGHDAD - THE PATH TO PEACE http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/baghdad-the-path-to-peace/ LIVE FROM BAGHDAD DAY TWO http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/live-from-baghdad-day-two/ LIVE FROM BAGHDAD http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/live-from-baghdad/

Jul 2009: KEEP YOUR HAIR ON! http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2009/07/keep-your-hair-on.html

Jul 2009: SRI LANKA REVISITED http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/sri-lanka-revisited/

Jul 2009: HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS... http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/how-make-friends

May 2009: CITIZEN DIPLOMACY http://public-diplomacy.blogspot.com/2009/05/citizen-diplomacy.html

Apr 2009: DRAMATIC EXAMPLES OF COOPERATION http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/dramatic-examples-cooperation

Feb 2009: MUSLIM FIRST BRITISH SECOND http://public-diplomacy.blogspot.com/2009/02/muslim-first-british-second.html

Feb 2009: JOHAN GALTUNG AND THE "P" WORD http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/engagement-gap-policy-makers-and-media-0

Feb 2009: LE BLOG DE NOMADE http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/le-blog-de-nomade/

Dec 2008: COMMUNICATING CHANGE OR A SHIFT http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/time-learn-how-act-macro-while-talking-micro-0

Oct 2008: BLOG ACTION DAY 2008 ON POVERTY http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/blog-action-day-2008-poverty

Oct 2008: THE X FACTOR http://public-diplomacy.blogspot.com/2008/10/x-factor.html

Oct 2008: CELEBRITY GUIDE TO DOING GOOD IN THE WORLD http://public-diplomacy.blogspot.com/2008/10/celebrity-guide-to-doing-good-in-world.html

Sep 2008: HOW TO BE A GOOD PUBLIC DIPLOMAT http://public-diplomacy.blogspot.com/2008/09/how-to-be-good-public-diplomat-top-10.html

Sep 2008: HOW DO WE MAKE PEOPLE VALUE PEACE? http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/how-do-we-make-people-value-peace

Aug 2008: ARM YOURSELF WITH BOOKS http://public-diplomacy.blogspot.com/2008/08/arm-yourself-with-books.html

Jul 2008: KABUL PHOTOS http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/kabul-just-photos-this-time/ BACK FROM KABUL PART ONE http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/back-from-kabul-part-1/ LIVE FROM KABUL PART 2 http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/live-from-kabul-part-2/ LIVE FROM KABUL http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/live-from-kabul/

Jul 2008: HOW NOMADIC BECAME JAINE http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-nomadic-became-jaine.html

Jul 2008: MENTAL TRAVEL http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/mental-travel/

Jul 2008: AFGHANISTAN: HARNESSING THE POWER OF HEALTHY GOVERNMENT-MEDIA ENGAGEMENT
http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/afghanistan-harnessing-power-healthy-government-media-engagement

Jul 2008: FROM NEW YORK TO GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/from-new-york-to-glastonbury-festival/

Jun 2008: WHAT IS STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS? http://public-diplomacy.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-is-strategic-communications-spin.html

Jun 2008: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE? http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2008/06/freedom-of-expression-where-to-draw.html

Jun 2008: TRYING NOT TO BE IN THE SAME COUNTRY AS GEORGE BUSH http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/trying-not-to-be-in-the-same-country-as-george-bush/

Jun 2008: MEDIA AS A PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CHANNEL http://public-diplomacy.blogspot.com/2008/06/media-as-public-diplomacy-channel.html

Jun 2008: 60 YEARS OF PEACE-KEEPING http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/60-years-peacekeeping

Jun 2008: QUEST FOR PEACE http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/quest-peace

Jun 2008: MEDIA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/media-has-responsibility

Jun 2008: BLOGGING FOR PEACE http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/blogging-peace

May 2008: RICE URGES ARABS TO SUPPORT PALESTINIANS.  SHOULD SHE? http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2008/05/rice-urges-arabs-to-support.html

Apr 2008: A CROSS BORDER APPROACH STARTING WITH AFGHANISTAN http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2008/04/cross-government-approach-starting-with.html

Apr 2008: CELEBRITY BACKERS...PUBLIC DIPLOMATS http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2008/04/celebrity-backerspublic-diplomats.html

BOOKS

A Better Basra:

Searching for Strategy & Sanity in Iraq

Available here

PHOTOGRAPHY/ARTS PUBLICATIONS

A Portrait of  Cambridge & Karachi

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/a-portrait-of-cambridge-karachi/15834314

Palmy Days - a photographic book published in Sri Lanka in 2003 http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/sri-lanka-revisited/. Please contact me if you would like a copy

OTHER WRITING  In chronological order

Dec 2011: THE GADDAFI FRAGMENT: a essay on defacement, propaganda and appropriation

Jun 2011: IS RICHARD WRIGHT'S WORK SECULAR? on the Zoamorphasis

http://zoamorphosis.com/2011/06/is-wrights-work-secular/

Mar 2011: SECURING THE STATE THROUGH DIALOGUE AT HOME - A joint paper with Steven Curtis at London Metropolitan University.  Presented at The Annual ISA Conference in Montreal.

Mar 2011: THRONG: AN ESSAY ON THE ART OF PARTICIPATION http://throng.wordpress.com/

Jan 2011: RESPONDING TO CONFLICT: CONFLICT ANALYSIS IN 4 PAKISTANI PROVINCES

Nov 2010: MARY, MUSLIM WOMEN AND THE MEDIA

http://www.thesamosa.co.uk/index.php/comment-and-analysis/society/451-mary-muslim-women-and-the-media.html

May 2010: CITIZEN TO CITIZEN DIPLOMACY Article in The Diplomat Magazine http://www.diplomatmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=278:citizen-to-citizen-diplomacy&catid=39:lifestyle&Itemid=101

Oct 2009 DIPLOMACY 2.0 Article in The Diplomat Magazine

Aug 2009: PERCEPTIONS IN IRAQ: Albany Associates blog on my experience in Baghdad

Jul 2009: ANTAGONIZING AND INFLUENCING: STRATEGIES FOR NEGOTIATION ACROSS THE AF/PAK BORDER: Cover article for the South Asia Strategy & Defence Review http://defstrat.com/exec/frmArticleDetails.aspx?DID=199

Jul 2009: ICRC IN GAZA UK's Department for International Development journalist case studies (used in DFID white paper)

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Case-Studies/2009/Supporting-the-Red-Cross-in-Gaza/

Apr 2009: CERF IN DRC AND NEPAL UK's Department for International Development journalistic case studies (used in DFID white paper) http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Case-Studies/2009/DFID-Partnerships-Quicker-better-responses-to-disaster/

Apr 2009: FAO WORK IN PAKISTAN UK's Department for International Development journalistic case studies (used in DFID white paper) http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Case-Studies/2009/DFID-Partnerships-Helping-Pakistans-flooded-farmers/

Mar 2009: CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE Article for Diplomat Magazine

Feb 2009: MAN OF ALL PEOPLE: LORD MALLOCH-BROWN Article in Diplomat Magazine

Jan 2009: TOUGH DIPLOMACY ON DARFUR Article in Diplomat Magazine

Jan 2009: BREAKING DOWN SILOS FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATION FLOW Article in Internal Communications Monthly

Oct 2088 ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES WHICH FUEL RADICALISATION AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM A Wilton Park Conference Report

Jun 2008: IRAQ: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY Article in Diplomat Magazine

May 2008: ONE THINGS YOU WOULD CHANGE: Entry into the FT Essay Writing Competition http://nomadic-wisdom.blogspot.com/2008/05/one-thing-you-would-change.html

Mar 2008: GOING PUBLIC WITH DIPLOMACY Article in Diplomat Magazine

Jan 2008: PATH TO PEACE: Kindred Spirit Magazine http://4nomadic.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/path-to-peace/

2008 WORKING TOGETHER FOR PEACE IN DARFUR An Albany Associates publication.  Pictures by Stewart Price

May 2006 60 YEARS OF WOMEN IN DIPLOMACY Article in Old Bs newletter for the Foreign Office.

Apr 2006: A NEW APPROACH TO WORKING: Article in FCOs News & Views

2005-2006 MINISTERIAL SPEECHES for Dr Kim Howells MP, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Douglas Alexander MP, Lord Triesman, Ian Pearson MP, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett. Examples:

DIVERSITY, IDENTITY AND MULTICULTURALISM

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/latest-news/?view=News&id=2067751

THE GOVERNMENTS RELATIONSHIP WITH ISLAM AT HOME AND ABROAD

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/latest-news/?view=Speech&id=1893520

1997: PALGRAVE'S COLUMN for FCO News & Views

1996: WORTH THE WEIGHT: Practical Parenting Magazine