Cigars, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. These are the three largest words shown in Cuba’s word cloud from the 2015-16 Country Brand Report. One year later, the island edges past Panama from eighth to seventh place in Latin...
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U.S. - Cuban Relations: Then and Now
Fidel Castro's death this past Friday, November 25, prompted a look back at relevant highlights from the CPD archive, for an overview of U.S.-Cuban public diplomacy in recent years.
Conan the Diplomat: Conan O'Brien, unofficial cultural diplomacy ambassador, visits Havana, Cuba.
Culture Posts: U.S. & Cuban Lessons in Isolation and Engagement: With the reopening of U.S.-Cuban embassies, R.S. Zaharna looks at Cuban medical diplomacy
The State, Cuban Rap, and the State of Cuban Rap: Rap, once disdained in Cuba for its American origins, is being appropriated by the state to push a pro-party line. But the state would win more by allowing artists to work freely.
The Dodgers Go to Cuba: The PD implications of a baseball goodwill mission to Cuba.
Faith Diplomacy: Francis I's Efforts in the Americas: Pope Francis I is fast becoming the leading representative of Faith Diplomacy in Cuba and around the world.
The Obama-Castro Handshake: A look at the symbolic and public diplomacy potential of this presidental handshake.
Multimedia Content (WATCH):
- How the Real Obama Met the Real Pánfilo
- U.S. President Obama Urges Change in Cuba
- U.S.-Cuba Reopen Embassies, Diplomatic Relations
- First U.S. Orchestra Performs in Cuba in 15 Years
- U.S.-Cuban Skateboard Diplomacy
More from PD Hub and the CPD Blog Archive:
- Fidel Castro's African Legacy
- Gimme Shelter from Dictatorship
- Cuba's Opposition Branding Named Yoani Sanchez
- US Broadcasting to Cuba Marks its 20th Anniversary in 2005 with Improved Programs, Delivery
- Broadcasting in Cuba: The Martis are Castro's Enemy Number One
- TV/Radio Marti Boost their Volume to Cuba, Expanding their Services
- Stirrings to Extend TV and Radio Marti's Live Digital Broadcasts
- TV and Radio Marti after Fidel Castro
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