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In less than two weeks, Afghanistan’s new president, Ashraf Ghani, will head to London to meet with international donors. At the conference, scheduled for Dec. 4, he will seek billions of dollars to develop Afghanistan in a new era, as U.S. and international combat troops are preparing to withdraw by year's end. Afghanistan is facing a fiscal crisis; it recently ran out of money to pay salaries of civil servants.

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This week in Public Diplomacy, digital diplomacy shaped the global dialogue and altered the way nations interact.

How the world views the U.S., China, and the competition between the two major rivals.

Rousseff and Obama

Some observers say U.S. President Barack Obama is failing to capitalize on the free kick for soccer diplomacy.

China and Russia are fighting a heated war with the United States. It is an intense battle of words and ideas fought between state-sponsored broadcasters, on the airwaves, and online.

Al Jazeera

China and Russia are fighting a heated war with the United States.

In this podcast, Master of Public Diplomacy candidate Bryony Inge interviews Dr. Daya Thussu, international communication professor at the University of Westminster in London. 

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