soft power

December 15, 2020

As COVID-19 affects people worldwide, we've collected CPD's top content on the role of strong PD in the name of global public health and community.

CPD Director Jay Wang reviews how public diplomacy has changed throughout the course of 2020.

Nick Cull and Simon Anholt continue their discussion on the 2020 Nation Brands Index results. 

Harvard PhD Candidate Naima Green-Riley provides a synopsis of how the protests over George Floyds death transcended borders and how the U.S. can use this momentum to affect positive change internationally.

Neil Simon argues "visiting a country amid a national election campaign is to see its civic life most animated" but that the US will miss this opportunity in the 2020 elections.

Has the moment for PD's domestic mandate arrived? Historical lessons on diversity, change, people-to-people exchanges and more can advance the global image of the U.S.

September 1, 2020

CPD Research Fellow Mieczysław (Mietek) Boduszyński & co-author Sarah Alaoui of Johns Hopkins SAIS examine what's needed to reconfigure America's image & credibility abroad.

Accepting applications through November 16 from PD scholars and practitioners pursuing research questions at the cutting edge of public diplomacy.

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