Interviews with practitioners and researchers who work on how countries communicate with, and build relationships with, people abroad. They include Nicolas Bideau (Presence Switzerland), Annika Rembe (Swedish Institute), Joshua Miller (U.S. State Department), Simon Anholt, Nick Cull (USC Annenberg), Ali Fisher and Oliver Zöllner.
Topics include nation branding and its limits, cultural and culinary diplomacy, research and data in public diplomacy, and the growing role of cities and regions in international relations.
Interviewees are nominated by peers and invited by TPBO. Background reading: public diplomacy explained. More leaders from other fields: Who is Who.