CPD Publications, Analysis, & Multimedia
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In the latest CPD Perspectives paper, titled "Practicing Successful Twitter Public Diplomacy: A model and case study of U.S. efforts in Venezuela," Erika Yepsen examines the role Twitter can play in public diplomacy, and how current policy needs to adapt to enable government to capitalize upon the benefits of the technology to engage effectively online.
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On April 16, CPD hosted a policy briefing on water and public diplomacy in Washington, D.C. as part of the CPD Water Diplomacy Initiative.
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Water diplomacy could and should play a larger role in USAID and the U.S. State Department.
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Former CPD Public Diplomat-in-Residence Robert Banks offers some insight on the scope and status of the field of public diplomacy evaluation.
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The sixth paper in the 2011 series of CPD Perspectives by CPD Research Fellow (2009-2011) Kathy R. Fitzpatrick has been released.
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Wikileaks may be a shock to the system, but it also might bring certain public diplomacy benefits.
In the most recent issue of CPD's Perspectives on Public Diplomacy, Mark Smith discusses "The Kosovo Conflict: U.S. Diplomacy and Western Public Opinion," paying particular attention to public diplomacy strategies.
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CPD releases An Evaluation of Alhurra Television Programming, a multi-method evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of Alhurra's news broadcasting to the Middle East.