Ambassador Paul Hare argues that Trump’s heavy reliance on Truth Social as a tool of public diplomacy has consistently undermined U.S. credibility and contributed to a series of failed or counterproductive diplomatic efforts across Ukraine, the Middle East, Iran, and beyond.

The Korea–ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has deepened ties through politics, economics, and culture, but remains asymmetrical—driven largely by Korean influence—and will only be sustainable if public diplomacy fosters greater reciprocity, mutual understanding, and visibility for ASEAN within Korea.

"Hallyu," or the Korean Wave, may seem to be one of South Korea's main sources of soft power and public diplomacy but it has generated some backlash.  

See some of CPD's content related to the 2020 Dubai Expo, the 2015 Milan Expo and more.

Nguyen Le of University of Nottingham, Ningbo explains that more needs to be done for the South Korean government to establish BTS as a PD asset.

A discussion of how we can borrow businesses’ ‘space creator’ strategy to advance public diplomacy in a multiverse era.

Meet the second cohort of CPD U.S.-South Korea NextGen Creative fellows.

Meet our first nine fellows in this inaugural cohort.