Public Diplomacy in the News” is a CPD Blog series by Andrew Dubbins, featuring noteworthy recent stories in public diplomacy.

The Democrats' Project 2029 takes up the unique strategy of getting the very people who drove their party into the disastrous ...

At this early stage, prioritization is only one of several approaches the Trump administration may pursue. But for now, signs ...

Global views of China and its leader Xi Jinping have improved, while opinions of the U.S. and Donald Trump have declined.

Former President Joe Biden has been out of the White House since January 2025, but he’s not out of the game. At a recent event, he shared a surprising claim: world leaders and U.S. lawmakers are still ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lambasted federal agencies he accused of being overly influenced by ...

The minority members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say the White House is undercutting American soft power and ...

President Donald Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with “biting" tariffs if there isn’t a deal to end the war in ...

A dozen top U.S. military commanders and officials was slated to participate in the Aspen Security Forum this week.

China has meanwhile sought to portray the U.S. to the rest of the world – and the Global South in particular – as a disruptor ...

The Global Fragility Act (GFA) serves as a blueprint for smart U.S. funding to prevent and end conflict, and bipartisan congressional leaders advocate reauthorization of the 2019 law.

Former US ambassador to China warns against alienating allies as China seeks greater global influence The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with former US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about the ...