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This Week in Public Diplomacy Mar 4

Public Diplomacy via Social Media New America Foundation The phrase “U.S. diplomacy” may render up images of two diplomats meeting quietly behind closed doors, but in the 21st Century, one of those diplomats could bring thousands of Twitter followers along for the...

This Week in Public Diplomacy Feb 25

Climate Change, Terrorism and Public Diplomacy Philip Seib / The Huffington Post Perhaps the greatest deterrent to extremism is prosperity. If people have a decent place to live, can put food on the table for their families, and see their children healthy and being...

This Week in Public Diplomacy Feb 18

Alhurra Turns Nine, Claims Editorial Progress, Larger Audience Adam Clayton Powell III / CPD Blog The network’s diet of news programming for audiences in the Middle East was widely criticized as editorially weak, lacking credibility and – with its programming...

Lost In Translation: The Power of Listening

North Korea’s latest, and first “successful” nuclear test, has raised concerns as to the direction of Kim Jong Un’s new government.  Earlier today, the Washington Post published a story describing what seems to be Kim Jong Un’s strong allegiance to his...