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Terrorism: Countering the Boko Haram extremist narratives in Nigeria

April 14, 2022 Africa Disinformation Women Youth 9 Comments

By Adeniyi Funsho, MA Media and Strategic Communications ’22 The latest bombing attack of the Abuja-Kaduna bound train by Boko Haram speaks to the continuous reign of terrorism, and extremist narratives against Nigeria. The latest attack is coming off the back of countless others that spread from the northeast to…

Gender Equality in International Affairs

January 25, 2021 Education PDx Women

Building a better approach through research and practice In our latest PDx episode, interviewer and SMPA grad student Victoria Makanjuola talks to Dr. Shirley Graham the director for the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs. The Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs (GEIA)…

Challenges and Vulnerabilities for Public Diplomacy in Guatemala

April 13, 2020 Latin America public diplomacy Women

By Halea Kerr-Layton, MA Global Communication ’21 Guatemala, the Central American country home to roughly 17 million people has unique vulnerabilities and challenges for public diplomacy presented by the competing narratives, identities, and experiences of its population. Specifically, between the indigenous and the non-indigenous, or Ladino, population. The inequality,…

2020 International Women of Courage award

March 10, 2020 Cultural Diplomacy Events Women

The Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication (IPDGC) is awed and inspired by the recipients of the Secretary of State’s 2020 International Women of Courage (IWOC). Together with the GW Elliott School of International Affairs and the Gender Equality Initiative, IPDGC was proud to co-host a panel discussion with…

The Next Challenge for Countering Violent Extremism: Connecting with Women

March 30, 2017 public diplomacy Women 9 Comments

A “conservative stay-at-home mom” doesn’t sound like the description of a typical terrorist, least of all one who took up arms and helped murder fourteen people at a holiday party. But that is how 29-year-old Tashfeen Malik was described by a family lawyer after she and her husband, Syed Rizwan…

Perspectives on Olympic Figure Skating and Public Diplomacy

February 20, 2014 public diplomacy Women 1 Comment

Among the sports of the Winter Olympics, figure skating is unquestionably one of the most watched. Perhaps it’s the unique elegance of the program and skaters that sets it apart from other winter sports, which are often focused on speed and action, not artistry or beauty. But similar to popular…

CPD’s Top 10 Public Diplomacy Stories of 2013

January 15, 2014 public diplomacy Women No Comments

Public diplomacy fans should read the list of the 10 biggest public diplomacy stories of last year. Thanks to the University of Southern California’s Center on Public Diplomacy, we can see the global trends and how public diplomats are responding to those trends. From the Pope to Putin to Pakistan,…

Tara Sonenshine to give testimony to British Committee on Soft Power

December 16, 2013 Europe in the field public diplomacy Women No Comments

Tara Sonenshine, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and currently a Distinguished Fellow at George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs will address the United Kingdom’s House of Lords “Select Committee on Soft Power and the UK’s Influence” via videotape on Monday, December 16 at 5:15 p.m.…

Making Sense of US Commitment to Afghanistan through Public Diplomacy

November 26, 2013 Middle East public diplomacy Women No Comments

The recent decision by Afghan President Karzai to postpone signing a security arrangement on the continued presence of U.S. troops is apt to confuse an already confused Afghan and American public about the future bilateral relationship that will define post-2014. It is hard for any casual observer or media consumer…