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The rarity and significance of Kurdistan’s stability are underscored by events of this week.

Reflections on the conceptual implications of nation branding: how branding a nation develops its soft power advantage

The lasting legacy of the 2014 FIFA World Cup will not be the grand infrastructure or (questionable) economic boom promised by their FIFA overlords.

The World Cup might not be all hearts and roses for Brazil.

Di Wu explores how the 100,000 strong network is shaping U.S.-China relation.

CPD Blogger Neal Rosendorf on the recent abdication of King Juan Carlos I, Spanish soft power, democracy and more.

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The world of exchange diplomacy could learn a lot from this small initiative gone big.
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