In Review
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A look back at the legacy of Castro's leadership on U.S. - Cuban relations.
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Explore the relationship between politics, perception and public diplomacy in this special U.S. Presidential election blog roundup.
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Revisit the month's most-read blogs.
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A new book about public diplomacy strategies in East Asia, research on digital diplomacy and forthcoming books and journal articles on public diplomacy topics.
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Why Confucius Institutes have become China's most controversial soft power asset.
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See the top blogs for the month.
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A look back at a decade of Canadian Visiting Research Scholars in Public Diplomacy.
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Explore the Kingdom's PD strategies and soft power tools.