Middle East
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MPD student Joshua Morris ('21) lists 14 steps necessary for a successful campaign.
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Diplomatic spouses and partners offer powerful PD resources, write Michael Edward Walsh and Britt Spyrou.
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From the U.S. State Department to recent protests in Lebanon, mental health is being addressed in diplomacy and political action.
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How do you build a culture of evaluation? CPD Research Fellow (2016-2018) Alexander Buhmann and Erich Sommerfeldt offer their insights.
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Citing Gramsci’s theory of cultural hegemony, Eriks Varpahovskis provides historical examples of states' resistance to cultural diplomacy products.
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In the recently released 2019 Soft Power 30 report, CPD Director Jay Wang explores the concepts of "digital for public diplomacy" and "public diplomacy for the digital."
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Public diplomacy scholars Emily T. Metzgar, Efe Sevin and Craig Hayden reveal the results of their meta-analysis of PD research spanning 50 years.
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CPD Faculty Fellow Corneliu Bjola discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) may be integrated into consular services, crisis management, public diplomacy and international negotiations.