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CPD Faculty Fellow Bruce Gregory's public diplomacy reading list is now available.
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As COVID-19 affects people worldwide, we've collected CPD's top content on the role of strong PD in the name of global public health and community.
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CPD Director Jay Wang reviews how public diplomacy has changed throughout the course of 2020.
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Nick Cull and Simon Anholt continue their discussion on the 2020 Nation Brands Index results.
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Harvard PhD Candidate Naima Green-Riley provides a synopsis of how the protests over George Floyds death transcended borders and how the U.S. can use this momentum to affect positive change internationally.
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Neil Simon argues "visiting a country amid a national election campaign is to see its civic life most animated" but that the US will miss this opportunity in the 2020 elections.
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Has the moment for PD's domestic mandate arrived? Historical lessons on diversity, change, people-to-people exchanges and more can advance the global image of the U.S.
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CPD Research Fellow Mieczysław (Mietek) Boduszyński & co-author Sarah Alaoui of Johns Hopkins SAIS examine what's needed to reconfigure America's image & credibility abroad.