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Guards escort a Guantanamo captive in chains to a recreational area

Lauren Lee White considers the public diplomacy fallout of illegal detentions at Guantanamo.

Video still from an Islamic State training video

Philip Seib on encouraging developments in the diplomatic response to terrorism.

Havana

Pope Francis I is fast becoming the leading representative of Faith Diplomacy in Cuba and around the world.

Will Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, NATO's first female Assistant Secretary General nab Croatia's top position?

Christmas Truce 1914

The mutual recognition of common humanity and the act of listening can help bridge even the deepest cultural differences.

Is India taking full advantage of yoga's soft power potential?

Khosrov State Reserve, Armenia

Syuzanna Petrosyan on Armenia's untapped potential as an eco-tourism destination.

Miley Cyrus performs "Party in the U.S.A."

Never mind the economic sanctions, here's the Russian twerkers. 

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