Lamia Zia explores how films driven by sensational nationalism can erase shared realities in favor of simplified enemy images designed for emotional impact.

Culture does not always announce itself in grand rituals or formal ceremonies. Often, it resides in the ordinary in how we eat, greet, gesture, and move through the world.

When millions of users engage with Punch the monkey, sharing, reacting, and attributing meaning, they are participating in a form of collective storytelling.

In an age of digital mediation, content creators on YouTube and other platforms have emerged as new symbols of “organic public diplomacy.”

Lamia Zia forecasts a potential hybrid form of AI diplomacy, where artificial intelligence becomes both partner and participant in the global relations.

The coffeehouse, whether it’s a street-side stall in California or a quiet cafe in Washington, D.C., tells its own version of cultural diplomacy.

As we became better at navigating space because of access to advanced information and communication technologies, we lost something vital: the art of navigating people, cultures, and the human connections that shape our understanding, ideas, and value

Lamia Zia reports from Islamabad on 2025 Pakistan-India standoff and the evolving role of U.S. diplomacy in steering the two nations from open conflict.