city diplomacy
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Episode 4 of this podcast series hosted by 2016-18 CPD Student Fellow Madison Jones features an interview with Penny Abeywardena.
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Here's some of what the participating panelists from Los Angeles, New York and beyond, had to say about the future of city diplomacy.
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Glimpses from CPD's April 12th Summit on City Diplomacy co-hosted by LA Mayor's Office of International Affairs in partnership with the NYC Office for International Affairs.
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CPD in partnership with the L.A. Mayor's Office for International Affairs hosted a summit on City Diplomacy this April addressing challenges facing U.S. cities on the global stage.
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In his piece for the Soft Power 30 report, Joel Day looks at how the City of San Diego is working to create a global brand.
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"Subnational Diplomacy, Climate Governance & Californian Global Leadership," highlights the growing power of subnational entities on issues like climate change.
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A new report examines the emerging landscape of bottom-up global climate governance, stemming from such subnational levels as the State of California.
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