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The Bureau International des Expositions interviews three experts to gain their insights into why World Expos are ideal venues for public diplomacy and nation branding.
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What does "being secure" mean? Yasushi Watanabe surveys a range of case studies and analyses on the emerging concept of cultural security.
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With the world watching the new U.S.-Mexico relationship, Mexico has an opportunity.
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How did U.S. foreign policy efforts in the Asia-Pacific pan out under the Obama administration?
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As digital communications become more emotionally-charged, digital emotional intelligence is crucial.
The now US President-elect Donald Trump promised to end the long-standing J-1 Visa programme last August, which would bring about the end of what has become an institution for generations of Irish students. But will his administration actually axe the programme? [...] While concern over the long-term future of the J1 Visa programme is understandably high after the election results of November 8th, the Honourable Kevin O’Malley, Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland, doubts that Trump’s administration will actually go ahead with the proposed change.