A Nuanced Approach to Tackling ISIS, Building Trust in Times of Digital Innovation, and More

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NETWAR IN CYBERIA: DECODING THE MEDIA MUJAHIDIN A must-read for policymakers, the new issue of CPD Perspectives features a provocative essay by CPD Research Fellow Ali Fisher challenging U.S. government interpretations and assumptions about countering violent extremism in the media space. Without the right linguistic skills and cultural understanding, Fisher argues, Western public diplomacy [JB emphasis] efforts and research are doomed to failure. Here's a more nuanced approach to tackling ISIS. > READ

TRUST IN TIMES OF  DIGITAL INNOVATION The latest episode of The Public Diplocast features  a talk on the internet as a transnational resource by  CPD board member Fadi Chehadé from the UN  High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. > LISTEN

NEW CONTEXT ON US-MEXICO  RELATIONS This invitation-only webinar developed with the  Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI)  explores the relevance of public diplomacy  in the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico. > MORE

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