middle east
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CPD Visiting Scholar and U.S. Public Diplomat in Residence Matthew Asada conducts the first inter-event comparison of FIFA 2022 and Expo 2020.
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American universities abroad can advance U.S. geopolitical interests, but must also appear disinterested to remain credible in their local contexts–a difficult needle to thread.
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Awareness of Asia's global standing since COVID-19 presents opportunities for public diplomacy through international cooperation and new rules of engagement.
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An interview about the public diplomacy implications of news media decisions within the Arab context.
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Eytan Gilboa, Professor at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, presents a monograph that analyzes long-term trends in American attitudes toward Israel since 2000.
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What links do citizens draw between products, brands and the nations that design and produce them?