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

CPD’s Andrew Dubbins sits down with Cornelius Queen and James Harmon, co-authors of the new book A Daring Enterprise: A US-Egyptian Partnership and the Case for Soft Power.

CPD’s Andrew Dubbins sits down with Kathy R. Fitzpatrick and Bruce Gregory, co-editors of the new book Diplomacy’s Public Dimension: Prospects for Theory and Practice. 

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. 

Joseph Horowitz discusses his book, The Propaganda of Freedom: JFK, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and the Cultural Cold War. 

Damon Woods, an adjunct instructor at USC Annenberg and former U.S. diplomat discusses his career in public diplomacy and advice for aspiring practitioners. 

Andrew Johnstone is the author of Spinning the World: The Public Relations Industry and American Foreign Relations.

CPD sits down with the editors of The Public Diplomacy of Authoritarian Regimes: Vedat Demir and Carola Richter.