FOCUS ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY—THE COLD WAR AND BEYOND
The USIA exhibit guides were young and enthusiastic, and they spoke Russian. Here’s what it was like to be on the front lines of the Cold War.
The era of open communication following the end of the Cold War has thrown up new, more complex challenges.
BY MARK G. POMAR
Expo 2020 Dubai set a precedent for future U.S. participation in world’s fairs, the “Olympics of public diplomacy.”
BY MATTHEW ASADA
PERSPECTIVES
Cold War Lessons
BY ERIC RUBIN
Public Diplomacy at Its Best
BY SHAWN DORMAN
How Will You Lead?
BY TODD KUSHNER AND PAUL WATZLAVICK
Dogging It in the Foreign Service
BY DAVE DUNFORD
Abu Dhabi, UAE
BY SARAH TALALAY
DEPARTMENTS
AFSA NEWS
The Dreaded Washington Assignment
BY TOM YAZDGERDI
The Global Community Liaison Office
BY JASON SINGER
Threats to Retirement Benefits
BY JOHN K. NALAND