This paper reflects on trends in public diplomacy and on some of Spain’s public diplomacy challenges. The author is a member of the Working Group ‘Una Diplomacia Pública para España’. The paper is the text of a presentation delivered at the first Madrid Conference on Public Diplomacy, which was held on 10 October 2006 at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Diplomatic School. Organised by t...

Addressing the problem Health is unequivocally global. Increasing numbers of students and young professionals in health-allied fields are looking to collaborate and work beyond the confines of their national borders. National governments are committed to improving the health of people across the world, as outlined in an example document “Health is Global: a UK Government strategy 2008-2013” [1]...

Public health, conflict/war, Social Determinants of Health (SDHs) and Global Diplomacy (GHD) are believed to be strongly interwoven. Afghanistan that is known as the ‘Graveyard Empire’ has been passing through a very critical phase given prolonged civil war during last couple decades, wherein ongoing current situation further pushed country towards collapse political economic systems. Thereby, ...

Since the creation of Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), health policies became a strategic factor in South America to collectively balance the legacy of neoliberal policies in the region. The aim of this article is first to describe the social, political, and economic processes that explain the emergence of UNASUR and its focus on social policy through healthcare. We then analyze how by...