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Craft Diplomacy: The Subtle Soft Power of Craft
1+ week, 1+ day ago (192+ words) Craft diplomacy is a form of cultural diplomacy that refers to the promotion and use of craft as a means of fostering cross-cultural understanding and dialogue. By engaging cultural heritage and collective memory, craft offers an accessible means of connection,…...
America's World Cup Cities: Narratives on a Global Stage
1+ week, 2+ day ago (138+ words) This is the first in a series of blogs by'Professor Jay Wang, Director of the Master of Public Diplomacy Program at USC Annenberg,'focusing on how the eleven U. S. host cities for the FIFA World Cup are represented and discussed across…...
Public Diplomacy in the News: Rubio in India, British Soft Power, & the 'Orienfluencer"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (106+ words) Public Diplomacy in the News" is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins that'spotlights noteworthy stories on public diplomacy topics'such as cultural diplomacy, nation branding, exchange programs, international events and conferences, digital diplomacy, and strategic global communications. Caroline Davies / The…...
Public Diplomacy in the News: Eurovision, USAID, & The Kremlin's Narrative
2+ week, 3+ day ago (111+ words) Public Diplomacy in the News" is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins that'spotlights noteworthy stories on public diplomacy topics'such as cultural diplomacy, nation branding, exchange programs, international events and conferences, digital diplomacy, and strategic global communications. James Hookway / The…...
Meet the Author: Andrew Johnstone on the Public Relations Industry and American Foreign Relations
3+ week, 1+ day ago (234+ words) Here, CPD's Andrew Dubbins speaks with Andrew Johnstone, author of'Spinning the World: The Public Relations Industry and American Foreign Relations (Cambridge University Press, 2025).' You frame public relations as a kind of "invisible hand" shaping U. S. foreign relations. How should public diplomacy…...
Latest Must-Reads in Public Diplomacy: May 2026
3+ week, 1+ day ago (167+ words) Vivian Walker and Bruce Gregory, Turmoil in U. S. Public Diplomacy: Scholars Share Deep Concerns, April 2026, Public Diplomacy Council of America. Matthew Asada, The Power of the Expo and Pavilion Design at World's Fairs, CPD Blog, USC Center on Public Diplomacy. Vivian…...
Public Diplomacy in the News: U. S. -China Summit, Diplomatic Corps in Retreat, & AP's America 250 Hub
3+ week, 4+ day ago (103+ words) Public Diplomacy in the News" is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins that'spotlights noteworthy stories on public diplomacy topics'such as cultural diplomacy, nation branding, exchange programs, international events and conferences, digital diplomacy, and strategic global communications. Jan Camenzind Broomby…...
Soft Power 'Made in Italy"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (109+ words) Soft Power 'Made in Italy'USC Center on Public Diplomacy | Showing how trade fairs have become sector festivals, Vinitaly took over the center of Verona offering a vast array of events, meetings, tastings and wine talks. Meanwhile, the Vinitaly Roadshow reaches…...
A Review of 'Film Diplomacy': A Media History of Turkey-US Relations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (327+ words) Film Diplomacy'aligns with a more relational understanding of diplomacy, one that views influence as a two-way process rather than a one-directional flow. The films discussed in the book were not simply imposed on Turkish audiences; they were adapted, interpreted, and…...
Conference Diplomacy in Action: What COP17 Means for Mongolia
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (297+ words) Conference diplomacy refers to the use of international summits and multilateral meetings as platforms for dialogue, negotiation, and agenda-setting on global issues. Unlike traditional bilateral diplomacy, it brings together governments, international organizations, civil society, media, and the private sector in…...