8 Years Later: Obama & the Asia-Pacific

Professor Yasushi Watanabe, one of Japan's most prominent experts in public diplomacy, has just released his Handbook of Cultural Security. This handbook explores the interplay between culture, society and security in...

A new article by Laura Southgate, a PhD student at the University of Otago, New Zealand was published in the International Policy Digest. Her piece, Japan’s Southeast Asia Charm Offensive, appeared Monday September 7, 2015...

For over a hundred years, World Expos have provided a way for countries to present themselves to the rest of the world, both to showcase their progress and achievements as well as to share aspects of their culture. CPD has...

A new, special issue of The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia is out now, highlighting unique cases of soft power and public diplomacy across East Asia.  Featuring eight articles that explore, analyze and...