non-state actors
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October 30, 2023
Political dissent can disrupt public diplomacy of states but it can also function as public diplomacy in its own right.
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January 26, 2022
Amid global "wicked problems," CPD Faculty Fellow R.S. Zaharna poses a timely question to the PD community.
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November 18, 2021
New Zealand's PD strategy could better highlight trade, scientific cooperation and more, writes Yadira Ixchel Martínez Pantoja.
March 30, 2020
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December 16, 2019
How China’s privately-owned pay television company StarTimes has developed relationships throughout Africa.
March 25, 2019
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October 22, 2018
Yadira Ixchel Martínez Pantoja, PhD, offers examples from the biotechnology industry.