Public diplomacy

Becoming A Champion in a Time of Change

Evan Kraus is executive director at APCO Worldwide The rapid transformation of the communications discipline need not be a barrier to seizing global opportunities. In my...

Ten Takeaways from the Country Promotion Strategy Conference

Dr. Joshua Walker, director of global programs, is based in APCO’s Washington, D.C. office. Today I had the privilege of attending the Country Promotion Strategy Conference,...

Diplomacy in a Digitally Infused World

Evan Kraus is executive director of digital strategy at APCO Online®, a service group that delivers powerful, results-focused online communication strategies for APCO Worldwide’s...

Digital Politicking Comes to Europe

Dec 26, 2013 Written by  Matt Bostrom, Guest Contributor Many of us have heard that the United States is “ahead of Europe” when...

Diplomacy in the cloud Matthew Barzun

Last week I took part in a lively debate at Wilton Park, a forum for exchange and dialogue on global issues established at the...

[Today in PD] Dennis Rodman And Sports Diplomacy Gone Awry

HE can still dunk like a butterfly, but in the personally tragic case of former basketball pro Dennis Rodman in North Korea, the embrace...

From a Diplomat’s F-Word to Sochi’s Hotel Horrors, It’s Been Twitter’s Big Week

By Carol Matlack February 07, 2014 Photograph by Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images U.S. State Department Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian...

CHINA’S CHARM OFFENSIVE: BEYOND APPEARANCES

Since the beginning of the 21st century, China has been a rising star in the arena of public diplomacy. Its PD campaign, coordinated by...

“No One’s World” by Charles Kupchan Professor of International Affairs, Georgetown...

Charles KupchanProfessor of International Affairs, Georgetown University "The twenty-first century will not belong to the United States, Europe or China. It will be no one's...

Baird seeks Google help on unleashing Canadian diplomats on social media

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is encouraging Canadian diplomats to experiment with social media to promote democratic freedom and trade across the...