Cultural diplomacy

Cultural diplomacy is a type of soft power that includes the "exchange of ideas, information, art, language and other aspects of culture among nations and their peoples in order to foster mutual understanding".^[1] The purpose of cultural diplomacy is for the people of a foreign nation to develop an understanding of the nation's ideals and institutions in an effort to build broad support for economic and political objectives.^[2] In essence "cultural diplomacy reveals the soul of a nation", which in turn creates influence.^[3] Public diplomacy has played an important role in advancing national security objectives.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

^ "Cultural Diplomacy, Political Influence, and Integrated Strategy," in Strategic Influence: Public Diplomacy, Counterpropaganda, and Political Warfare, ed. Michael J. Waller (Washington, DC: Institute of World Politics Press, 2009), 74.
^ Mary N. Maack, "Books and Libraries as Instruments of Cultural Diplomacy in Francophone Africa during the Cold War," Libraries & Culture 36, no. 1 (Winter 2001): 59.
^ United States, Department of State, Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy, Diplomacy Report of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy, 3.
^ "Public Diplomacy as a National Security Tool – Foreign Policy Research Institute". www.fpri.org. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ Green, Shannon N.; Brown, Katherine A.; Wang, Jian “Jay” (17 January 2017). "Public Diplomacy and National Security in 2017". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Wallin, Matthew (2012). "The National Security Need for Public Diplomacy". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Kalathil, Shanthi (1 March 2022). "Community and Communalism in the Information Age". Brown Journal of International Affairs. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Diplomacy, Development and Security in the Information Age" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2023.

[1] "Cultural Diplomacy, Political Influence, and Integrated Strategy," in Strategic Influence: Public Diplomacy, Counterpropaganda, and Political Warfare, ed. Michael J. Waller (Washington, DC: Institute of World Politics Press, 2009), 74.

[2] Mary N. Maack, "Books and Libraries as Instruments of Cultural Diplomacy in Francophone Africa during the Cold War," Libraries & Culture 36, no. 1 (Winter 2001): 59.

[AdvisoryCommittee-3] United States, Department of State, Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy, Diplomacy Report of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy, 3.

[4] "Public Diplomacy as a National Security Tool – Foreign Policy Research Institute". www.fpri.org. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[5] Green, Shannon N.; Brown, Katherine A.; Wang, Jian “Jay” (17 January 2017). "Public Diplomacy and National Security in 2017". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[6] Wallin, Matthew (2012). "The National Security Need for Public Diplomacy". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[:2-7] Kalathil, Shanthi (1 March 2022). "Community and Communalism in the Information Age". Brown Journal of International Affairs. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

[8] "Diplomacy, Development and Security in the Information Age" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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