Cultural diplomacy

Cultural diplomacy is a type of public diplomacy and 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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