CPD Event
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Juan de Lara, Thomas Gustafson, and Varun Soni examined what makes Los Angeles global from a range of perspectives, including faith, race, class, literature, and pop culture.
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Echo-chamber or amplification? How do messages impacting national security reach audiences?
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Internationally recognized experts Todd Helmus (RAND) and Erroll Southers (USC), joined us for a frank conversation about homegrown violent extremism and ISIS’s propaganda campaign.
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Who will win hearts and minds: Indispensable America vs. Fortress America. P.J. Crowley had some answers on Aug. 23.
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Offered the 12th annual training program for the world's public diplomats from July 10-July 21.
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TODAY: A CPD panel at the Pacific Council on International Policy's spring conference.
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CPD co-sponsored ICA's post-conference program on May 30 in San Diego.
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Explore the emerging field of city diplomacy.