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The UK's freeze of the BBC license fee could have far-reaching implications for Britain's soft power.

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Amid global "wicked problems," CPD Faculty Fellow R.S. Zaharna poses a timely question to the PD community.

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Vivian S. Walker, Executive Director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, shares about significant changes to U.S. PD operations abroad.

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Learn from a recent scholarly debate about the impact of digital technologies on PD practice.

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A U.S.-Korea PD Ideas Contest winner shares about the PD value of competitive gaming.

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Authors of a study on celebrity diplomats analyze several contemporary individuals per their type of capital and diplomatic influence.

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CPD Research Fellow Mafalda Dâmaso shares about her work examining the EU's cultural outreach strategies.

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New Zealand's PD strategy could better highlight trade, scientific cooperation and more, writes Yadira Ixchel Martínez Pantoja.

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