Hare: “Is Trump alone now the voice of America?”
Paul Webster Hare, Master Lecturer in International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and former diplomat, analyzes the dramatic shift in American public diplomacy under President Trump’s second term in an article published by the USC Center for Public Diplomacy.
“Trump has created his own meme crypto coins and named himself as Chair of the Kennedy Center for the Arts. It is not the Voice of America. It is the Voice of Trump.”
Hare highlights how Trump has replaced traditional public diplomacy with a highly personalized, transactional approach—prioritizing business interests, loyalty, and direct media control. The administration’s focus on dealmaking over diplomacy, along with growing skepticism from international audiences, signals a redefinition of America’s global image.
The full article can be accessed here.
Ambassador Paul Webster Hare was a British diplomat for 30 years and the British ambassador to Cuba from 2001-04. He now teaches classes at Boston University on Diplomatic Practice, Arms Control, Intercultural Communication, and on Cuba in Transition. His novel, “Moncada — A Cuban Story,” set in modern Cuba, was published in 2010. His book, “Making Diplomacy Work; Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World” was published in 2015. Learn more about him here.