Enhancing Brazil's National Image through Sport is Fraught with Difficulties How Brazil is using the World Cup to achieve nation branding and diplomatic objectives. Read More
Is the U.S. Missing a Free Kick at the World Cup? Some observers say U.S. President Barack Obama is failing to capitalize on the free kick for soccer diplomacy. Read More
America's International Broadcasters are Losing the Air Wars China and Russia are fighting a heated war with the United States. Read More
Soccer Diplomacy at the FIFA World Cup: Cross-Cultural Relations Redefined on the Pitch The complex allegiances of Steven Beitashour, the Iranian team's American player. Read More
Internet Governance at NetMundial: Public Diplomacy and the Perception Gap Internet governance: a prime example of public diplomacy in action Read More
The Perils and Potential of Visa Diplomacy: An Immigration Practitioner’s Perspective (Part 1) Immigration practitioner Nicholas Dynon explores how visa policies can either boost or threaten a nation's public diplomacy strategy. Read More
Turkey’s Armenian Initiative: Rhetoric or Confidence Building? On the implications of the Turkish Prime Minister's recent statement. Read More
Butterfield’s Historical Hypothetical: Diplomacy and Linear Time How a society's relationship with Time influences the practice of diplomacy Read More
Nation Branding Reconsidered Reflections on the conceptual implications of nation branding: how branding a nation develops its soft power advantage Read More
Brazil’s Post-World Cup Legacy: Ignore FIFA The lasting legacy of the 2014 FIFA World Cup will not be the grand infrastructure or (questionable) economic boom promised by their FIFA overlords. Read More