Los Angeles 2028 can turn the Olympic Truce from a recurring declaration into a living practice of public diplomacy: a movement for peace, built through education and civic engagement, that reaches far beyond the Games.

If mega-events are going to keep functioning as public diplomacy, the measure has to move. 

Drawing parallels, recollections between the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup games and the recent 2026 matches.

Professor Jay Wang explores public diplomacy beyond the FIFA World Cup. 

Professor Jay Wang explores host city narratives during the group stage of the World Cup.

Professor Jay Wang explores the lead-up narratives to the World Cup, revealing a mosaic of opportunities, challenges, values, and identities for host cities.

Professor Jay Wang explores how the eleven U.S. host cities for the FIFA World Cup are represented and discussed across digital and social media during the tournament. 

Why structured documentation and protocol are essential to diplomacy