Europe
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New application deadline: September 16th. CPD returns to Europe Oct. 28-30 to offer our Mini-Course in Germany.
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CPD Doctoral Dissertation Grant recipient Phillip Arceneaux explores the need to tie public diplomacy with pressing security concerns.
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Rarely are two peoples living on different continents as intertwined by history as Poles and Israelis.
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Ian Thomas, the British Council's Head of Evaluation for the Arts and CPD Research Fellow, 2018-20, discusses the value of arts showcasing to soft power.
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As the UK prepares to leave the EU, it should tap into global networks and master new leadership skills, writes VisitBritain's Timothy Jenkins.
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Berlin has the opportunity to shape civil society in Europe and beyond, write Kimberly Marteau Emerson and Dr. Nina Smidt.
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Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. student Aaron Bateman on why the pope is directly engaging tech companies.
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USC MPD alum and policy advisor in the U.S. State Department Michael Duffin elaborates on the countries' collaboration.