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Whether tasked with Brand Ethiopia awareness in Brazil or South Korean commerce in the UK, there are unsung drivers of diplomacy. We meet them.
Diplomacy
Canada’s ambassador to Belarus talks keeping the peace, Bulgaria and Russia fight it out and a new embassy location is found in Jerusalem.
Diplomacy
Japanese soft power in Washington, a Lithuanian war hero and Australia's soft power revival.
Diplomacy Briefing
We talk to Taiwan’s man in London about diplomatic tussles with China, the Swiss build their second-largest embassy and Russia’s backfire in the Baltics.
Salut, Italie!
Franco-Italian ties are unusually frosty. How far can drinks, diplomacy and a dancefloor go towards warming relations?
Diplomacy
The former US ambassador to Denmark on how he used reality TV for diplomacy and the bbc’s expanding language services.
Ghosts of the past
Belgium has opened a new embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This soft-power flourish will struggle to repair relations with the old colonial master, with the DRC on a worrying course.
Open house
Norway uses soft power to tell its story globally, and one example has stood the test of time: its embassy in Stockholm, a masterclass in expressing national strengths through architecture.
Expo 80: Life of the party
When an embassy opens its doors for parties, it's a chance to showcase national cuisine and hospitality. These events are a key tool for networking and displaying a country's unique brand of soft power.
Expo 71: When in Rome
If you’re in the diplomatic game, you could do worse than a posting in Rome, where you’ll probably be put up in a palazzo fit for a pope. Just be careful not to show…
