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CPD Research Fellow Martin Edwards investigates how Twitter audiences respond to the IMF.

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What does it look like to open the door of financial inclusion to U.S. migrants and immigrants? Mexican diplomat Rodrigo Márquez Lartigue describes a new ID card system.

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CPD Director Jay Wang identifies key knowledge and skill areas that today's PD organizations can grow through professional development.

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CPD Research Fellow Ian Thomas has developed evidence tools to help PD practitioners in the field measure and evaluate soft power.

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SAIS faculty David Ellwood illuminates lessons from the novel The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil.

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An interview with Brigadier General Nuno Lemos Pires, National Defense Policy Deputy Director at the Ministry of Defense of Portugal.

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Where does the hyperlocal fit in with the global? Derek Moscato explores through the lens of a cross-border U.S.-Canada relationship.

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U.S. Ambassador Michael Pelletier reflects on how strong PD supports dialogues that are more honest, open and, at times, uncomfortable.

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