The South Korean Pavilion: Nation Branding Through Pop Culture
These videos are part of the series CPD Video Conversations: National Branding at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Read More
Expo At Night (Videoblog)
These videos are part of the series CPD Video Conversations: National Branding at Expo 2010 Shanghai.
A view of various illuminated pavilions after dark at the 2010 Shanghai Expo:
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AFRICOM’s Impressive Public Diplomacy Product
One of the most impressive online U.S. public diplomacy venues is Magharebia, a website and news service for North Africans that is published by the United States African Command (AFRICOM). Read More
A Tale of Two Pavilions
While the global community has been busy parading at the Shanghai Expo 2010, for Taiwan, simply taking part in the world’s fair is meaningful. It has been nearly 40 years since the island has been able to join the global showcase, when the Republic of China last participated at the Osaka Expo in 1970 during a period when Taipei still held official diplomatic relations with Tokyo. Read More
The Battle over Internet Regulatory Paradigms: An Intensifying Area for Public Diplomacy
As global framing contests go, one of the most spectacular is the transnational effort to define proper regulation of the Internet (and in the process characterize China’s information policy). In June, China’s State Information Office issued a White Paper on the Internet. Read More
Aviation Diplomacy Takes Flight at Farnborough, UK
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What MPDs and MBAs Can Learn from Each Other
Earlier this summer I had the opportunity to teach Corporate Diplomacy and Geopolitics for the MBA School at the University of San Francisco. My students were part of USF’s Executive Program—all working full-time while pursuing their degrees. Unlike my experience teaching this past spring at USC, where I had the luxury of a full semester, here I was given 6 weeks to cover the world. Read More
Jamming for Uncle Sam: Getting the Best From Cultural Diplomacy
Recent years have seen a welcome resurgence in U.S. Cultural Diplomacy, which after honorable service in the Cold War, sailed into the doldrums in the mid-1990s. Today, the State Department is reaching out to foreign publics in partnership with major private sector partners including Jazz at the Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music as well as maintaining its own program of visits, exhibitions and tours. While the new initiatives began under the administration of George W. Read More
Street Performances, Political Protest and Cultural Diplomacy
This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending a performance at the California International Theatre Festival in Calabasas. The annual festival offers an array of presentations meant to broaden “cultural understanding by means of community outreach, student training and cultural exchange through the performing arts”. Read More
The Israeli Pavilion: Broadening the Discourse About Israel (Videoblog)
These videos are part of the series CPD Video Conversations: National Branding at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Read More
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