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“Public Diplomacy in the News” is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins, featuring noteworthy recent stories in public diplomacy.

A student's journey from guarded distance to genuine connection shows that while dialogue and cultural exchange can be messy and slow, it holds the power to rewrite inherited narratives.

Cultural diplomacy builds soft power by fostering global trust and understanding through authentic cultural exchange.

“Public Diplomacy in the News” is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins, featuring noteworthy recent stories in public diplomacy.

With U.S.-Russia relations at a historic low point, hockey could become a soft diplomatic tool to ease hard foreign policy tensions.

“Public Diplomacy in the News” is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins, featuring noteworthy recent stories in public diplomacy.

Addressing climate migration requires a radical recalibration of how we define international responsibility. 

Diplomats across the world are rushing to identify AI's risks and benefits.

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