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The Meloni government’s “Made in Italy” campaign of branding and export promotion reflects a compromise between nationalism and internationalism.

A photo collage of landmarks in London by Getty Images

David Ellwood of Johns Hopkins University argues the necessity for Britain to put more emphasis on soft power.

A football in a stadium with colors of the national flag of Qatar by FotografieLink via Canva

David Ellwood of Johns Hopkins SAIS Bologna analyzes Qatar's public diplomacy strategies and soft power following the end of the 2022 World Cup.

Queen Elizabeth II and royal family return from Trooping the Colour in 2018 with Admiralty Arch in the background

The late Queen demonstrated that the strongest soft power synthesizes a culture's tradition with modernity.

Ukraine's global presence, edited from image by liuzishan via freepik.com

David Ellwood of Johns Hopkins SAIS Bologna on the Russia-Ukraine information war.

Arrows in different directions by freepik via freepik.com

David Ellwood of Johns Hopkins SAIS Bologna on the Russia-Ukraine information war.

Italy map and culture image by macrovector via freepik.com

SAIS Europe (Bologna) faculty David Ellwood shares about the Italian foreign ministry's new initiative to formalize PD activities.

 

COVID vaccine image by HakanGERMAN via Pixabay.com

SAIS faculty David Ellwood provides an update to global vaccine diplomacy in the context of foreign aid.

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