The Counterrevolution: Tom Shannon on America’s Retreat from the World – Soft Power, Hard Choices, and the Hollowing Out of U.S. Diplomacy, by Bill Wanlund
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Global Attitudes: An Update on U.S. Views, with Dr. Richard Wike of the Pew Research Center
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Recording of the May 4 First Monday Forum on "Diplomacy's Public Turn: Prospects for Theory & Practice"
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April First Monday Forum - Trends in International Relations Studies: Opportunities for Public Diplomacy
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Global Attitudes: An Update on U.S. Views, with Dr. Richard Wike of the Pew Research Center
Join us June 15 in-person and online for our June Forum.
May 4: Diplomacy’s Public Turn: Prospects for Theory and Practice
Join us for the First Monday Forum for May as we welcome the book’s co-editors, Kathy R. Fitzpatrick, Director of the Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communication at...
Applications for Hans “Tom” Tuch PDCA Graduate Fellow Now Open
Approximate hours per week: 20
Start Date: June 1, 2026
End Date: June 30, 2027
Monthly Stipend: $1250
Reports to:
PDCA Co-Presidents and Director of Communications
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Softpower in Gulfport, by Donna Oglesby [Guest Blogpost]
"Soft Power is out of fashion in the loud, hard and violent exercise of force and intimidation on the streets and the seas of our world these days. But,
if you pay attention,...
Worth Noting: Citizen Diplomacy, by Bill Wanlund
For his Worth Noting column, Bill interviews PDCA's Nikki Hinshaw on her connection to citizen diplomacy.
Where Will the Next Generation of China Hands Come From? By Beatrice Camp
A recent report concludes that “the United States is losing its bench of China expertise at a moment when it can least afford to" Bea Camp, a former U.S. consul in China,...