Public Diplomacy in the News” is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins, featuring noteworthy recent stories in public diplomacy.

Ukraine War, Ukrainian diplomats have relied heavily on social media to narrate war-related events, shape media coverage, ...

This year’s first three-country-hosted World Cup is also the first with 48 national teams, expanded from 32, and the first to feature 104 games, up from 64. This all combines to create more ...

CPD welcomes Ruben Zaiotti as the 2026 Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Public Diplomacy.

In diaspora diplomacy, the stakeholder paradox arises when wider consultation diffuses priorities and weakens operational delivery.

With the Winter Games underway in Milan and some 5 billion viewers watching the Olympics this month, diplomats and corporate leaders alike still have time to plan their next major engagement on the ...

The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere. The opinions represented here are the authors' own and do not ...

Our 2026 Summer Institute will be held from July 12 to July 24, 2026 on the USC campus in Los Angeles. Applications are now open for the 2026 CPD Summer Institute, our signature, in-person training ...

The CPD Blog is intended to stimulate dialog among scholars and practitioners from around the world in the public diplomacy sphere. The opinions represented here are the authors' own and do not ...

An experimental attempt at some online diplomacy in China failed spectacularly last week when the US Embassy in Beijing's online question-and-answer session was abruptly disappeared.