“Public Diplomacy in the News” is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins, featuring noteworthy recent stories in public diplomacy.

CPD Visiting Scholar and U.S. Public Diplomat in Residence Matthew Asada conducts the first inter-event comparison of FIFA 2022 and Expo 2020. 

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.

Awareness of Asia's global standing since COVID-19 presents opportunities for public diplomacy through international cooperation and new rules of engagement.

An interview about the public diplomacy implications of news media decisions within the Arab context.

Eytan Gilboa, Professor at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, presents a monograph that analyzes long-term trends in American attitudes toward Israel since 2000.