CPD Publications, Analysis, & Multimedia
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CPD Research Fellow Zahid Shahab Ahmed and co-authors analyze social media discourse surrounding the Pakistan leg of China's Belt & Road Initiative.
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CPD is pleased to welcome Robert Banks, CPD Faculty Fellow and USC Annenberg Associate Professor in the Master of Public Diplomacy program, as Guest Editor our scholarly paper series.
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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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Read this re-post from Foreign Policy on cities' leadership in global initiatives, which are opening the path from Mayor's Office to Oval Office.
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Read this re-post from Foreign Policy, where Ambassador Nina Hachigian examines how urban centers can take international relations into their own hands.
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If artificial intelligence (AI) is the future of technology, what's its role in public diplomacy?
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Seksan Anantasirikiat examines how (and why) Thailand seeks to be looked upon favorably by Mozambicans.
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Why social listening is a critical tool for managing a country's image.