From the earliest days of statecraft, cultural exchanges informed foreign publics of the world beyond their borders. To this day, they remain of enduring importance as a means of promoting peace and mutual understanding while supporting foreign policy objectives. Most major nations have devoted substantial resources and dedicated considerable effort to developing state-sponsored cultural...
One of the most striking elements of the public discourse of President Donald J. Trump is his loud love of winners and his equal and opposite disdain for losers. His merciless dismissal of public figures such as Senator John McCain for having been captured during the Vietnam War or Arnold Schwarzenegger for failing to attain good ratings as his replacement host for the Celebrity Apprentice TV...
The dismissal of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson came as no surprise. He had displayed the temerity to disagree with a president who believes himself infallible and surrounds himself with sycophants. Tillerson had expressed doubts about administration policy on matters ranging from NATO to Latin America. In the Trump White House, honest disagreement is equated with disloyalty, and Tillerson...
USC Annenberg alumnus Mike Duffin (MPD ‘13) was recently named a recipient of the Franklin Award from the U.S. Department of State. As a policy advisor in the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, Duffin received this award for his work in advancing U.S. foreign policy through both innovation and leadership.
The Franklin Award, named in honor...
A team of four MPD students -- Hui Guo, Chengcheng Niu, Huaqing Yuan, (MPD ‘16) and Biaojie Lin (MPD ‘17) – scored a victory in USC’s first Global Case Challenge, mounted by the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute and the Graduate Policy and Administration Community, both affiliated with the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. They shared the top spot in the competition with a team from the Price...
As the Internet continues to grow and evolve, it becomes further intertwined within our daily lives. The Internet's transnational and horizontal nature, however, is at odds with traditional vertical governance structures, making its governance particularly challenging. Increased cooperation involving a multitude of actors and networks will prove key in addressing current and future Internet...
First-year Master’s of Public Diplomacy students headed to Washington, D.C. to mingle and take advice from public diplomacy officials.
"When many students left campus last week for spring break, first-year Master’s of Public Diplomacy students Justin Chapman, Jung-Hwa Kang and Amanda Lester headed to Washington, D.C. for a networking tour of America’s capital.
The trip, which...
Master of Public Diplomacy alum Mark Naylor , the Assistant Public Affairs Officer in Kosovo, visited USC Annenberg on December 15 to meet with current MPD students and professor Nick Cull . Students were pleased to hear stories of his service and how useful he'd found the...