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So today is the day I quiz my students on geography. It’s a simple quiz, really: take a blank map of the world and label...

Who says women can’t park?

Women are regarded as bad drivers, and there are even stories which mock the women’s talent for driving. Perhaps this video will prove otherwise. Illustration:...

Are the Olympics an Opportunity for Public Diplomacy?

The Olympic Games are often touted as an opportunity for nations to set aside their differences and come together to celebrate excellence in athletics....

Digital news: weekend round-up

Andreea Hanganu January 31, 2014 EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes announced yesterday on her Facebook page that her office is launching 2 competitions...

The Future of U.S. Public Diplomacy Towards Cuba

The Future of U.S. Public Diplomacy Towards Cuba By Aleksandra Ristovic The bilateral relationship between the United States and Cuba has come a long way since...

[Today in PD] Football And Soft Power

In its first issue of 2014, Monocle dedicated a slice of the magazine to its Soft Power Survey, a run-down of countries and their...

Cultural Diplomacy Vine-A-Thon!

Join us over the week of 17-21 February and share Vines to showcase your culture. During Social Media Week, the Digital Diplomacy Coalition (DDC) invites...

Social Media Helps Diplomats Engage — Online and Off

By Molly McCluskey When Ambassador Ritva Koukku-Ronde of Finland finally took the dive into Twitter in December 2012, she was in the company of another...

Online Reputation Management for Governments: in the national interest or out of the dictator’s...

By Nicholas Dynon on 31 Jan 2014 | From the channel/s: E-diplomacy, Internet Governance inShare Online reputation management: the practice of monitoring the...

How Can ‘City Diplomacy’ Influence Security?

According to Michele Acuto, we have to start studying the impact that cities and those who govern them are having on global security. That’s...