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How an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners became a baseball ambassador.
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What does "being secure" mean? Yasushi Watanabe surveys a range of case studies and analyses on the emerging concept of cultural security.
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Mary Beth Albright talks global cuisine in Food Ambassadors, a series for The Washington Post.
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Looking for all things soft power? Check out our roundup of content related to this important area of public diplomacy.
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CPD Dissertation Grantee Kyle Long is featured in a new book on the globalization of American liberal arts education.
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How a Japanese specialty plays an important role in public diplomacy between two nations.
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New forms of international relations, where knowledge diplomacy is a significant soft power tool, are being shaped.