The CPD e-Book series features specially curated collections of research articles, essays, blogs and interviews originally published by CPD. All e-books are available here for free download as PDFs or specially formatted for iPad and Nook (.pub) and Kindle (.mobi).

Rising Soft Powers: Turkey

Spring 2016

Highlights from this curated collection of resources include Ellen Hujigh’s comprehensive historical overview of Turkey’s re-emergence as a soft power leader; insight on Turkey’s media culture by scholars Aysenur Dal, Erik C. Nisbet and Ali Çarkoğlu, a look at how faith-based NGOs are shaping Turkey’s public diplomacy image from CPD research scholar Senem Cevik, and more.

Rising Soft Powers: China

Summer 2015

Highlights include a behind-the-scenes look at the Confucius Institute program, featuring an essay by scholar Jennifer Hubbert and an interview with Confucius Institute Director-General Xu Lin; an analysis of U.S.-China military-to-military exchanges by scholars Thomas Hollihan and Zhan Zhang; reflections on China’s soft power assets including “Panda diplomacy" and the internationally renowned Beijing Film Festival; and a photo gallery from the Shanghai World Expo. The popularity of Jon Stewart and the role of China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan in U.S.-China relations are also explored.

Rising Soft Powers: India

Fall 2014

Highlights in this collection include CPD's exclusive interview with diplomat and best-selling author Vikas Swarup, whose book was adapted into the film Slumdog Millionaire; an essay on soft power by renowned international communications scholar Daya Thussu; a behind-the-scenes look at the "Incredible India" campaign by Leena Nandan, former joint secretary of the Ministry of Tourism; and reflections on India's PD by two former joint secretaries for public diplomacy, Riva Das and Navdeep Suri.