Money might get you reach, granted that might do more harm than good. It will not, however,  get you what Michiganders gave to Abdul El-Sayed.

Mexican election coverage reveals how media, diaspora voices and emotional connections shape the public diplomacy of the United States.

Public diplomacy research measures visibility, not trust; this piece proposes verification by conduct as the standard bridging that conversion gap.

At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, a brief video clip did more to shape online conversation about an Indonesia-Russia summit than any of the substantive agreements reached there. 

Cultural programs gain diplomatic credibility when local partners share authority over agendas, artistic choices and the benefits of collaboration.

Anticorruption expands public diplomacy beyond messaging by showing how governance, relationships and recognition shape influence abroad.

Sports diplomacy of the “ethno-Olympics” is used to develop and strengthen inter-state cooperation and promote regional stability

“Public Diplomacy in the News” is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins, featuring noteworthy recent stories in public diplomacy.