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Luigi Di Martino reconceptualizes listening in public diplomacy as a spectrum covering differences in engagement, goals and approaches.
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London's Commercial Courts may show the Soft Power of the English legal system, but will Brexit impact its network-building potential?
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CPD Research Fellow (2018-20) Martin Edwards takes a look at surveillance and digital diplomacy by the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
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CPD Research Fellow (2016-18) Alexander Buhmann and Erich Sommerfeldt examine how practitioners view public diplomacy goals.
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CPD Graduate Student Fellow Nikki Burnett (MPD '20) shares her experience creating a short documentary video tour of the Dutch Embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
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Eriks Varpahovskis provides an overview of the diverse range of Korean educational institutions and programs throughout Central Asia.
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A new podcast features a diverse range of personal narratives from alumni of the U.S. State Department's international exchange programs.
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Olga Krasnyak analyzes the face-to-face diplomacy of China, South Korea, and the United States' major meetings with the North Korean leader.
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