Trump
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Examining Trump's recent controversies to understand the Presidency in the coming months.
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What can public diplomacy learn from Trump's playbook?
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As the President-elect wades into foreign policy, criticism of Putin is noticeably absent.
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What's in store for the Broadcasting Board of Governors under a Trump administration?
Every presidential transition is a study in contrasts—personality and style, as well as political substance. Yet when Donald C. Trump came to the White House last Thursday, it underlined the fact that this transition is unlike any that we have ever seen.
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How the new presidential transition will be a break from tradition.
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A new president-elect means a new reality for public diplomacy.
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How did it happen, and what will happen next?