The EU Public Diplomacy in the United States under the D. Trump Administration: Challenges, Key Projects and Outcomes

Public diplomacy is one of the key foreign policy instruments of the European Union for strengthening its international stance. In that regard, Brussels pays special attention to ensuring trust-based relations with the United States, which traditionally acts as the EU’s leading trade and military pa...

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Main Author: A. N. Marchukov
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Language:English
Published: Moscow University Press 2023-03-01
Series:Вестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика
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description Public diplomacy is one of the key foreign policy instruments of the European Union for strengthening its international stance. In that regard, Brussels pays special attention to ensuring trust-based relations with the United States, which traditionally acts as the EU’s leading trade and military partner. The apparent cooling in transatlantic relations provoked by harmful rhetoric and practices of D. Trump administration forced the EU to focus on non-traditional channels of interacting with the American audience. In this context, the analysis of the EU’s attempts to adapt its public diplomacy programmes in the United States to the new realities is of particular interest. The first section outlines the political, economic, administrative, and image risks faced by EU diplomats in this area during the presidency of D. Trump (2017−2020). The second section examines the main thematic priorities, mechanisms and projects of the EU public diplomacy aimed at the American audience. The author argues that during the period under review the EU placed special emphasis on advocacy, cultural diplomacy, and exchange programmes for young people. The author concludes that, although European diplomats failed to achieve a qualitative improvement in transatlantic relations during D. Trump’s tenure, the EU public diplomacy demonstrated resilience and flexibility in the face of adverse circumstances. Indeed, the EU diplomats proved their creativity in developing innovative programmes which can be instrumental for future development of the EU public diplomacy in general.
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spelling doaj-art-380915cf8aa64e0c8bd8c27497d7c01b2025-02-02T11:10:32ZengMoscow University PressВестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика2076-74042023-03-0114412514410.48015/2076-7404-2022-14-4-125-144148The EU Public Diplomacy in the United States under the D. Trump Administration: Challenges, Key Projects and OutcomesA. N. Marchukov0Russian State Agrarian University — Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural AcademyPublic diplomacy is one of the key foreign policy instruments of the European Union for strengthening its international stance. In that regard, Brussels pays special attention to ensuring trust-based relations with the United States, which traditionally acts as the EU’s leading trade and military partner. The apparent cooling in transatlantic relations provoked by harmful rhetoric and practices of D. Trump administration forced the EU to focus on non-traditional channels of interacting with the American audience. In this context, the analysis of the EU’s attempts to adapt its public diplomacy programmes in the United States to the new realities is of particular interest. The first section outlines the political, economic, administrative, and image risks faced by EU diplomats in this area during the presidency of D. Trump (2017−2020). The second section examines the main thematic priorities, mechanisms and projects of the EU public diplomacy aimed at the American audience. The author argues that during the period under review the EU placed special emphasis on advocacy, cultural diplomacy, and exchange programmes for young people. The author concludes that, although European diplomats failed to achieve a qualitative improvement in transatlantic relations during D. Trump’s tenure, the EU public diplomacy demonstrated resilience and flexibility in the face of adverse circumstances. Indeed, the EU diplomats proved their creativity in developing innovative programmes which can be instrumental for future development of the EU public diplomacy in general.https://fmp.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/159public diplomacydigital diplomacycultural diplomacytransatlantic relationseuusacommon foreign and security policyd. trumpstrategic communication‘soft power’public opinion
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Вестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика
public diplomacy
digital diplomacy
cultural diplomacy
transatlantic relations
eu
usa
common foreign and security policy
d. trump
strategic communication
‘soft power’
public opinion
title The EU Public Diplomacy in the United States under the D. Trump Administration: Challenges, Key Projects and Outcomes
title_full The EU Public Diplomacy in the United States under the D. Trump Administration: Challenges, Key Projects and Outcomes
title_fullStr The EU Public Diplomacy in the United States under the D. Trump Administration: Challenges, Key Projects and Outcomes
title_full_unstemmed The EU Public Diplomacy in the United States under the D. Trump Administration: Challenges, Key Projects and Outcomes
title_short The EU Public Diplomacy in the United States under the D. Trump Administration: Challenges, Key Projects and Outcomes
title_sort eu public diplomacy in the united states under the d trump administration challenges key projects and outcomes
topic public diplomacy
digital diplomacy
cultural diplomacy
transatlantic relations
eu
usa
common foreign and security policy
d. trump
strategic communication
‘soft power’
public opinion
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