Americas
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Girl Scout Kana Walsh writes why on this International Day of the Girl Child, the global community should explore ways to make humanitarian mapping tools more available to young girls.
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What is New Wave Participatory Culture (NWPC) and how does it reflect current political discourse?
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The rise of digital diplomacy was thought to lessen the importance of diplomat-journalist relationships, but recent experience indicates the contrary.
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CPD-MOIA Summer Associate Daniel Toomey recounts his internship experience at the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of International Affairs.
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Is NATO indeed a relic of the Cold War and thus obsolete?
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The Trump White House has gained a reputation for corruption, mistruth, and attacks on press freedom that goes against everything America wants to be known for in the world.
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The aim of this edited volume is to bring together perspectives and areas in public diplomacy that are under-explored.
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Countering disinformation through public diplomacy's communication strategies.