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Trailer for "Give me Future," a film documenting Diplo's unprecedented electronic music diplomacy in Havana, Cuba.
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A look into Cuba's early public diplomacy efforts that shaped the country's global image.
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Looking for all things soft power? Check out our roundup of content related to this important area of public diplomacy.
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Thought leaders can serve as cultural ambassadors, as Norberto Fuentes has for Cuba. How can the U.S. follow suit to develop soft power?
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This week's stories focused on non-traditional public diplomacy tools.
President Barack Obama's act of restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba at the end of 2014 could drastically change the cultural and artistic course of the island. But Cuban artists have used video and new media to explore its past and contemplate its future for decades. The new exhibit “Hope,” which opens to the public Sunday, Sept. 17, at the art laboratory ESMoA (El Segundo Museum of Art), looks at Cuban society through new media art, from the 1970s to present day with apps, projections and other installations.