The Public Diplocast

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Participants in the 2023 CPD Summer Institute on Public Diplomacy reflect on their experience with host Eytan Gilboa.

CPD Assistant Director of Programming & Events Stacy Ingber sits down with Andrew Cooper, Professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, to discuss the global rise of populism and how public diplomacy can adapt to the "Populist Challenge."

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Ira Helfand considers the public health implications of nuclear war and how governments of states with nuclear weapons should respond.

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Emily Metzgar examines the critical importance of public diplomacy in denuclearization and establishing long-term peace in the region.

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Jacob Poushter shares survey data on global public opinion, such as how much Americans fear North Korea’s nuclear problem, South Korea’s views of the U.S. and how threat is perceived in the region.

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Ambassador Mark Minton discusses the public dimension of relationships in the region, such as the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the highly publicized summit between Kim Jong-un and President Trump.

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The latest episode of The Public Diplocast features a talk on the world's views on media and technology by senior researcher at the Pew Research Center Jacob Poushter.

More: www.uscpublicdiplomacy.org/story/trends-digital-world

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The latest episode of The Public Diplocast features a talk on the internet as a transnational resource by CPD Advisory Board Member Fadi Chehadé, a UN High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation expert. More: https://www.uscpublicdiplomacy.org/story/trust-times-digital-innovation

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In Episode 5: Foggy Bottom Engaging the World, The Public Diplocast speaks with the Executive Director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, Dr. Shawn Powers.

Powers discusses the ways in which the U.S. Department of State is engaging in public diplomacy, examples of embassies excelling in the field, and future trends in public diplomacy. Shawn Powers is the Executive Director of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, a body authorized by Congress to oversee and promote U.S. Government activities that intend to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics.

He has a Ph.D. from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California and more than a decade of experience working at the nexus of public diplomacy, development, and national security. In 2015, Shawn authored (with Michael Jablonski) the award-winning The Real Cyber War: The Political Economy of Internet Freedom (University of Illinois Press).

Since 2010, Shawn has taught at Georgia State University, where he launched and directed its Center for Global Information Studies and remains an Associate Professor on leave. He has been invited to speak at the Al Jazeera Forum, Austrian Diplomatic Academy, British Broadcasting Corporation, Council on Foreign Relations, United Nations, World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, and over 30 universities.

Find more episodes here: http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/story/cpds-podcast-series