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The UK's freeze of the BBC license fee could have far-reaching implications for Britain's soft power.

An introduction to Simon Anholt's virtual country designed to foster international collaboration.

A new episode of the BBC History Hour podcast reviews the beginning of its international broadcasting services in Portuguese and Spanish.

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February 20, 2018

To celebrate the inauguration of the USC London Office, CPD has created a roundup of content related to the United Kingdom.

January 30, 2018

What is the Rx for the state of news today? Find out more from international broadcaster Roger Mosey.

BBC premiered its new Pidgin service on Monday, August 21, hopeful that the station will attract the estimated 75 million Pidgin speakers in Nigeria, as well as Pidgin speakers in Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone. Pidgin, for the unfamiliar, is a hybrid language that mixes English with one or more other languages. About 5 million Nigerians speak Pidgin as their first language.

A look back at public diplomacy with North Korea, from Dennis Rodman to the BBC.

Our hyper-connected world has put more power in the hands of individuals and other non-state actors – from NGOs like Greenpeace to transnational terror groups like the so-called Islamic State. Over the past decade, foreign ministries have responded by becoming increasingly sophisticated in their communication strategies. Diplomats need to communicate directly with foreign publics to explain foreign policies, and to mobilize governments and civil society to support their aims.

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