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Fashion is simultaneously symbolic and economic — a cultural artifact capable of communicating identity while operating within global markets of production, consumption, and exchange.

If mega-events are going to keep functioning as public diplomacy, the measure has to move. 

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

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

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

Drawing parallels, recollections between the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup games and the recent 2026 matches.

Dr. Lamia Zia probes the current state of America’s public diplomacy in Indonesia

 

Eriks Varpahovskis argues that the FIFA World Cup has become a liability for some host nations.

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