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Cover Story
Hong Kong Anxiously
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People of World Influence
Cuba Expert on Obama’s Détente
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#Islamic State vs. State Department
State Department Wages Online War
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Russia’s Side of Story
Russia’s Defenders Try to Sell
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Waterway to Nowhere?
Waterway to Nowhere? Nicaragua
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Diplomacy on the Go
Freewheeling Statecraft:
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Digital Diplomacy Forum
Estonia’s E-Residency:
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PR 101
Public Relations Experts Help
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Global Vantage Point Op-Ed
Abe Comes to Town Bringing
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Respected scholar and author Julia Sweig says the historic thaw in hostilities between the U.S. and Cuba has removed a deep stain in Washington’s relations with Latin America. 
The U.S. is devoting more resources to countering the Islamic State’s toxic narrative online, but establishing credibility in the social-media sphere is but one part of a successful counterterrorism strategy. 
Russians, not surprisingly, have a very different narrative of Ukraine’s civil war and the provocations that led up to it, going back to the end of the Cold War 25 years. 
China plans to bankroll what could become the world’s most expensive civil engineering project in a country where it doesn’t even have an embassy — just one of the many enigmas of the $50 billion Nicaragua Canal. 
More than 200 years after Benjamin Franklin, America’s first diplomat, arrived in France with what one observer called a “wreck of a carriage and three decrepit horses,” diplomats still worry about their wheels. What do their cars say about them and the country they represent? 
Estonia’s “e-residency” program gives foreigners the innovative perks enjoyed by residents of this small Baltic country, known as the tech capital of Europe. 
In this information age, a good handle on public relations can make or break organizations — including embassies. And it’s not just about politics or brand promotion, but also the bottom line. 
After 20 years of economic stagnation and a decade of political malaise, Shinzo Abe is trying to usher Japan back into the role of central actor on the world stage. 