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"Manifestation in solidarity with Ukraine, Wrocław, Poland, 2014" by Natalia Sawka via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)

CPD Faculty Fellow Mieczysław Boduszyński and co-author Agnieszka Lazorczyk highlight the power of Poland's citizen diplomacy.

Archeological Museum of Tripoli by malek_sreti via Pixabay.com

CPD Research Fellow Mieczysław Boduszyński reflects on the evident and enduring value of international exchange.

CPD Research Fellow Mieczysław (Mietek) Boduszyński & co-author Sarah Alaoui of Johns Hopkins SAIS examine what's needed to reconfigure America's image & credibility abroad.

Rarely are two peoples living on different continents as intertwined by history as Poles and Israelis. 

Despite general consensus in Washington suggesting anti-Western sentiment in Libya, public opinion surveys have shown otherwise.

A look at some of the tactics the United States can use to respond to disinformation in the 21st century.

Anti-Islamophobia Rally

"How can U.S. public diplomacy...maintain any credibility given what appears to be an openly Islamophobic administration?" asks Mieczysław P. Boduszyński.

Marines Share American Tradition With Iraqi Highway Patrol, by DVIDSHUB

Despite current low levels of trust toward the U.S. from the Iraqi populace, not all hope is lost.

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