Sonya Finley

Wife. Mom. Family Dog-Walker. Strategist/Strategic Communicator/ Public Diplomacy. Veteran. Educator.

[Sonya Finley @SonyaFinley]

Truth to power. Steve Kerr is on point.

[Golden State Warriors @warriors]

Steve Kerr on today's tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

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@DawnMurphyChina @NWC_NDU I'm so excited to have you as a colleague! See you soon!

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Can’t wait!

[ICA Public Diplomacy Interest Group @ICA_PD]

Military Communications as #PublicDiplomacy: Considering Defense & Security Perspectives in the Modern Information Domain

Chairs: @phil_arceneaux

Discussant: @SonyaFinley, @J_Henick, Gregory Tomlin, Christopher Paul, & @IntermapPD

#ICA22 #ICA_PD

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Brazo Zulu to @ArmyWarCollege @perezcelestino for conceptualizing and hosting an exceptional event... and to all of the strategists whose competitive spirit and camaraderie shown through! Such a pleasure to be part of the debut!

[Sonya Finley @SonyaFinley]

An added bonus of our engagements was the chance to reconnect with a colleague @colonelminnich it was great to see you!

[National War College @NWC_NDU]

Students focusing on the US-Japan Alliance and strategic competition had robust engagements with
@INDOPACOM, members of the intelligence community,
@APCSS and more. We had a productive week in Honolulu and now are back to refining strategic proposals!

[Sonya Finley @SonyaFinley]

You know those individuals who make you smarter every time you listen? Angela Ellard is one of those individuals!

[National War College @NWC_NDU]

Economic multilateralism as an instrument of power capable of advancing US interests. @WTO DDG Angela Ellard spoke to opportunities, challenges, and choices that we face. Thanks for the insights that inform our future strategic leaders!

[Sonya Finley @SonyaFinley]

Teleworking situation today

[Princeton Geniza Lab @GenizaLab]

Next time you're the designated note taker for a Zoom meeting, a handy phrase from an 11th-century Jewish court clerk in Old Cairo:

"Then they said a lot of things that would take too long to explain" (وجرت بينهم خطوب يطول شرحها)

[Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel]

The rise and fall of rationality

After the year 1850, the use of words associated with fact-based (vs. emotional) arguments rose steadily in books and the @nytimes But the pattern reversed in the 1980s, and emotion-based arguments accelerated around 2007. https://t.co/c8C4mASaNq

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Hoped to stargaze but a brilliantly bright moon greeted us instead! @JoshuaTreeNPS happy holiday season

[Ramses the Pigeon @RamsesThePigeon]

I couldn't figure out where the comma(s) in "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" should go, so I hit myself in the face.

[Sonya Finley @SonyaFinley]

Tis the season! Ah, to be out and about at #KenCen50

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Admiring the #LunarEclipse from the suburbs of Washington DC. Happy 4am to all!

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How brave! How damning: What is worse for the good order and discipline of a military unit: consensual sex between two adults, or military sexual trauma? The command’s comparative actions and decisions in both cases I mention indicate it is the former. That cannot be right.

[Task & Purpose @TaskandPurpose]

‘Sir, you know what he did to me’ — An open letter to the Marine general handling my sexual harassment case
(From @cybele_cg) https://t.co/2QlOUCz6tL

[Task & Purpose @TaskandPurpose]

SABOTEUR!

[Sonya Finley @SonyaFinley]

Such a memorable event yesterday.

[National War College @NWC_NDU]

NWC students led a remarkable memorial ceremony honoring Colin Powell, NWC Class of 1976. Personal tributes and Secretary Powell's 13 Leadership Rules before a final roll call, firing of volleys, sounding of taps, and paying of personal honors to a leader whose legacy lives on.

[Sonya Finley @SonyaFinley]

I can home to find that this household season has officially begun. How lovely.

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@USEmCee Implied versus specified tasks. Totally informed my parental approach!

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We found the perfect spot on campus tonight to discuss the power of language and identities for Competitive Communication Strategies. Social distancing at its best! @GeorgetownCSS