Duke’s Patrick Duddy and Michael Schoenfeld write on cnn.com that rebuilding international trust in the United States requires “a vigorous and creative campaign of soft power,” including the need to boost “US's public diplomacy apparatus, from the broadcasting networks of the USAGM to the diplomats who facilitate educational and cultural exchanges in the State Department and American embassies abroad.” Read the op-ed.

The Duke Center for International and Global Studies ( DUCIGS ) /Rethinking Diplomacy Program (RDP) is launching the series: “ 75th Anniversary of the United Nations (UN75) – Action Celebrations .”

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The 9th Summit of the Americas (SOA), “will be the Biden administration’s first opportunity to reset U.S. relations with the Latin America,” writes Patrick Duddy in an op-ed for The Hill. “These days,’ he adds, “China has become nearly as important to Latin America’s economies as the U.S.”

DUCIGS' Patrick Duddy is quoted in this article published by The National Interest about the need for the U.S. administration to reposition itself as a trustworthy ally in Latin America. Read how a contribution to global vaccination efforts might help boost U.S.' international image.