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Beyond (being a) EUNIC. The EU could emerge from all this as a fully-fledged public diplomacy actor. Indeed, it needs to do so #GI7100
March 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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On China’s influence operations #GI7100
December 14, 2024 at 1:05 AM
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“From Radio Austria International to Radio Tashkent”: international #broadcasting in #softpower projection #GI7100 #GI5052
Archive on 4 - The Sound of Soft Power - BBC Sounds
Radio’s international art of persuasion
www.bbc.co.uk
May 24, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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A neat counterpoint to the argument that Trump is shredding America's soft power and nation brand by @profpaulpoast.bsky.social
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America’s Reputation Might Not Matter as Much as People Think
Observers have argued that Trump has irreparably damaged the U.S. reputation abroad. But how much does reputation really matter in global politics?
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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#China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research #GI7100
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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What is happening to brand America? #GI7100 #GI5052
A check-in on the American brand
The American brand has attracted people and businesses to this country for decades. What happens if it changes?
www.marketplace.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Voice of America brings back Farsi-speaking staff amid Israel-Iran conflict
#GI5052 #GI7100 #broadcasting
Voice of America brings back Farsi-speaking staff amid Israel-Iran conflict | CNN Business
Several dozen sidelined Voice of America staffers have suddenly been called back to work as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates.
www.cnn.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Well, that shouldn’t be called beer
#gastrodiplomacy #gastro-antidiplomacy #GI7100 @levantine18.bsky.social
dinfontay.com Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · Mar 9
INBOX: Despite, y'know, *everything*, a Rhode Island brewery is making a play for the coveted American chauvinist demographic ahead of the World Cup with a custom beer called "IT'S CALLED 'SOCCER'."
With the 2026 World Cup approaching, we’d like to give you a first taste of “It’s CALLED SOCCER,” a limited-edition American golden ale launching from Newport Craft Brewing + Distilling Co., one of Rhode Island’s pioneering craft breweries. The ale ties into the World Cup and the playful American debate over “soccer vs. football.” Light, balanced and approachable, it features subtle citrus notes, mild malt sweetness and 4.5% ABV, making it ideal for watch parties or summer gatherings. It’s packaged in themed red, white and blue six-packs of 12-ounce cans and available for nationwide shipping, as well as on tap at select bars and restaurants across Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York. a custom beer called "IT'S CALLED 'SOCCER'"
March 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Trump and Musk continue with their bonfire of US soft power #exchangediplomacy #softpower #GI7100
robglover.bsky.social Rob Glover @robglover.bsky.social · Mar 1
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program invites graduate students from abroad to come study in the US and guarantees funding for them to do so paid in a monthly stipend. Yesterday, some FFSP scholars received notification that they're only getting a week of their stipend.
Email sent to FFSP.
March 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Nye’s work in the 1970s on transnational relations and interdependence will stand as his epitaph #GI5073 #GI7100
May 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Living outside #China has become more like living inside China: The Communist Party is trying to tighten its grip on the Chinese #diaspora #GI7100
Living outside China has become more like living inside China
The Communist Party is trying to tighten its grip on the Chinese diaspora
www.economist.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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My colleagues have produced a report on transnational far-right activism. A different sort of diaspora diplomacy to the one I teach on #GI7100
London Met academics produce major report on transnational far-right activism - London Metropolitan University
The report looked into the radicalisation of a small section of Polish migrants in Britain
www.londonmet.ac.uk
July 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Chinese media, Hun Sen celebrate White House order to close US-funded news outlets
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www.rfa.org/english/asia...
www.rfa.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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The Disappearance of Voice of America Is a Failure of American Values #GI7100 #GI5052
The Disappearance of Voice of America Is a Failure of American Values
For decades, VOA has not only brought accurate information to China, but has served as a rare conduit for Chinese activists to speak to the world.
thediplomat.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The start of Voice of America
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Witness History - The start of Voice of America - BBC Sounds
The broadcaster Voice of America was created in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda
www.bbc.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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‘Taiwan could use more food diplomacy,’ by Paul Rockower (@levantine18.bsky.social)
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Taiwan could use more food diplomacy - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Greetings #softpower pop pickers. Here's the top 10 in the 2024 Nation Brands Index. Italy & Switzerland move up the chart, while the UK drops one place on its 2023 ranking, due in part to a decline in perceptions of governance www.visitbritain.org/research-ins... #GI5052 #GI7100 #GI6007
Top 10, Japan still number 1 Breakdown of the UK's position More details of governance category
December 9, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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Silencing the Voice of America
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Silencing the Voice of America
Data from the Asia Power Index shows just how successful the Voice of America has been.
www.lowyinstitute.org
March 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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The diplomacy of art: Bayeux tapestry loan shows cultural gifts still matter #GI7100 #GI5052 #culturaldiplomacy
The diplomacy of art: Bayeux tapestry loan shows cultural gifts still matter
History is full of examples of artworks being used to express things diplomats would be forbidden to say
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Cold War Propagandist: Nicolas Nabokov, JFK, and the Shostakovich Wars #GI7100 #GI5052
Cold War Propagandist: Nicolas Nabokov, JFK, and the Shostakovich Wars | Los Angeles Review of Books
Joseph Horowitz on Nicolas Nabokov, classical music, and the Cold War.
lareviewofbooks.org
March 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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China’s Inauthentic UK Twitter Diplomacy: A Coordinated Network Amplifying PRC Diplomats #GI5052 #GI7100 #china #digitaldiplomacy
DemTech | China’s Inauthentic UK Twitter Diplomacy: A Coordinated Network Amplifying PRC Diplomats
Marcel Schliebs, Hannah Bailey, Jonathan Bright & Philip N. Howard. Oxford, UK: Programme on Democracy & Technology.
demtech.oii.ox.ac.uk
April 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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World Service must be fully state-funded to counter disinformation, say BBC bosses
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World Service must be fully state-funded to counter disinformation, say BBC bosses
Ministers must cover full costs of championing western values abroad, senior BBC figures to argue
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Cuts to BBC World Service funding would ‘make us less safe’, MPs tell ministers #GI7100 #GI5052 #broadcasting
Cuts to BBC World Service funding would ‘make us less safe’, MPs tell ministers
Reducing budget would involve closing parts of institution promoting UK soft power abroad, leaving gap for Russia to push propaganda
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Confucius Institutes may fall foul of new free speech drive in UK HE
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China-backed centres at UK universities under threat from new free speech laws
Exclusive: Confucius Institutes, partnerships between UK and Chinese universities, funded by the Chinese state, offer Mandarin classes and promote cultural events
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Unbrand America, but mixed evidence that consumers around the world are ditching US companies
#GI7100 #GI5052 #nationbrand
“Trump’s attitude toward his European partners has caused deep insecurity in Europe,” said Franz-Rudolf Esch, founder of the ESCH brand-strategy consulting company. “That’s definitely impacted how consumers feel. Whether it’s having an impact on their purchasing behavior is another story.” Coca-Cola is taking no chances. The brand’s Made in Germany campaign, developed by ad agency fischerAppelt, launched over the summer. It claims that 97% of the drinks Coca-Cola sells in the country are produced there. The ads say the company, its suppliers and partners contribute €9.1 billion to Germany’s annual gross domestic product. McDonald’s Made in Germany advert
September 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM