Part I: Study

• An exploration of how to address today’s U.S. foreign policy challenges through cultural diplomacy programming and soft power efforts

Reading
The History of United States Cultural Diplomacy 1770 to the Present Day, Michael L Krenn, Conclusion (pp: 149-156)

Key Questions:

• What is the role of charisma in soft power? In cultural diplomacy?

• Which is more effective: traditional “high art” or “popular art”?

Part II: Discussion
Guest Speaker: 
Dr. Hendrik W. Ohnesorge, Managing Director, Center for Global Studies and Chair in International Relations, University of Bonn, author of Soft Power: The Forces of Attraction in International Relations (Springer International, 2020).