John Shaw is a contributing writer for the Diplomat and is the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University.

From Oregon to Ohio, Ukraine war aid requires subnational diplomacy One year ago, Russia began its unprovoked war on Ukraine, using ground troops to overtake a country, and to kill, rape, displace and ...

The latest crop of 14 new ambassadors in Washington includes diplomats from two former Soviet republics, two Caribbean nations, three African countries and three Arab ones.

Isabelle Vladiou knows painfully well what happens when a dictatorship abuses its people. Born in Romania in the aftermath of ...

Diplomats and the creative industries collided in Washington last month for Meridian International Center's fifth edition of ...

A new show at Washington’s Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens delivers an exquisite look at Princess Natalie Paley.

Puru Trivedi is the Vice President of External and Corporate Affairs at the Meridian International Center, a public diplomacy institution in Washington DC. The views expressed are his own.

Mpho Churchill Mophuting, Botswana’s new ambassador in Washington, says his country must end its near-total economic dependence on diamond exports. Côte d’Ivoire’s tourism and investment conference ...

Boeing wins award at DC gala, CIA director says Putin ‘miscalculated’ in Ukraine At a diplomat-studded gala last month, hosted by the International Student House in Dupont Circle, US industrial giant ...

Experts ponder ‘future of cultural diplomacy’ in the global digital age Embassies around the world have long promoted their country’s art, music and natural attractions through museums, concerts, ...