CPD is pleased to welcome Robert Banks, CPD Faculty Fellow and USC Annenberg Associate Professor in the Master of Public Diplomacy program, as Guest Editor our scholarly paper series.

Ian Thomas, the British Council's Head of Evaluation for the Arts and CPD Research Fellow, 2018-20, discusses the value of arts showcasing to soft power.

Read this re-post from Foreign Policy on cities' leadership in global initiatives, which are opening the path from Mayor's Office to Oval Office.

Read this re-post from Foreign Policy, where Ambassador Nina Hachigian examines how urban centers can take international relations into their own hands. 

If artificial intelligence (AI) is the future of technology, what's its role in public diplomacy?

Seksan Anantasirikiat examines how (and why) Thailand seeks to be looked upon favorably by Mozambicans. 

Why social listening is a critical tool for managing a country's image. 

The second post of this two-part series delves into what President Trump's hyperreal digital activity means for public diplomacy.