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A new initiative shows promise in promoting U.S. higher education through traditional PD channels.

The price of Maliki's inaction toward Iraqi Sunnis was poor public diplomacy.

CPD Photo Essay: Skateboarders from the United States and Brazil forge meaningful ties around a half-pipe in São Paulo.

The urgent need to include the expertise of Russian professionals in international efforts to control the global TB epidemic must override U.S. and European reservations about partnering with colleagues based in the Russian Federation. Eight million lives depend on it. 

 "Future Saadiyat Island" by Dom Sagolla

Ambassador Rugh explains how Abu Dhabi's investment in education, medicine, art, and music constitutes a new kind of cultural diplomacy.

PA Katawng IDP camp in Burma

In recent weeks, warfare in Burma’s Kachin State has increased and is now making its way closer to the Burma-China border. While the international community has paid little attention to the Kachin conflict over the past few years, understanding its complexity is now more important than ever. Failing to do so could have dire implications on the lives of Kachin women, and on diplomatic relations in the region.

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