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![Alhurra anchors on air from Alhurra's broadcast studio by Deirdre Kline - Middle East Broadcasting Networks (U.S. government source), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16264249 Alhurra anchors on air from Alhurra's broadcast studio by Deirdre Kline - Middle East Broadcasting Networks (U.S. government source), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16264249](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/blog-listing-230x140/public/uploads/775x469-Alhurra-TV.jpg?itok=qAQw_ewF)
Independent research consultant, Jihad Fakhreddine, examines the overall performance of Alhurra financed by the U.S. Congress.
![A man pulls the red wooden peg doll out of the crowd by Dorin Tamas via Canva A man pulls the red wooden peg doll out of the crowd by Dorin Tamas via Canva](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/blog-listing-230x140/public/uploads/775x469-political%20dissent-russia-ukraine.jpg?itok=9QEGwgGc)
Political dissent can disrupt public diplomacy of states but it can also function as public diplomacy in its own right.
![a small flower blooms on a driftwood by Cody Doevendans via Canva a small flower blooms on a driftwood by Cody Doevendans via Canva](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/blog-listing-230x140/public/uploads/775x469-noncoercive%20statecraft.jpg?itok=nQNmnQM9)
We need to have better ways of analyzing and comparing coercive and nonviolent tools of statecraft while reimagining it to be more humanly decent and less violent.
![A hand touching VR buttons about education by Funtap via Canva A hand touching VR buttons about education by Funtap via Canva](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/blog-listing-230x140/public/uploads/775x469-HEI-foreign%20influence.jpg?itok=yh38SvYf)
CPD Blog contributors Jorge Marinho and Júlio Ventura discuss the situations of foreign influence, interference and espionage in higher education institutes and suggest countermeasures.
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Eranetization reinvigorates diplomacy studies concerning the European integration project and its enduring resonance in the European Southern Neighborhood.
![A photo collage of landmarks in London by Getty Images A photo collage of landmarks in London by Getty Images](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/blog-listing-230x140/public/uploads/775x469-britain-soft-power.jpg?itok=wFJcys4l)
David Ellwood of Johns Hopkins University argues the necessity for Britain to put more emphasis on soft power.
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Japan turned historical negatives into positive examples through corrective measures and bold initiatives guided by social accountability and justice.
![Image of a Turkish jet by Anadolu Agency Image of a Turkish jet by Anadolu Agency](https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/sites/default/files/styles/blog-listing-230x140/public/uploads/775x469-turkiye-pd.jpg?itok=sQT8IO5M)
Türkiye’s recent humanitarian efforts reflect its public diplomacy priorities to build relationships and engage with foreign publics.
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