Click below to read an excerpt from Hudson Institute Visiting Scholar Martha Bayles's new book, "Through A Screen Darkly: Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, and America's Image Abroad.":http://www.amazon.com/Through-Screen-Darkly-Diplomacy-Americas/dp/03001…
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President Vladimir Putin holds a videocall with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Moscow on January 21, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images)