PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN THE NEWS

AUG 18, 2008
Local Win, Global Loss
Russia Profile
The recent conflict in the Caucasus proved that Russia is not ready for global competition. Despite its strengthened political position, resurgent military capabilities, and growing economic power, Russia’s leadership has not yet developed effective mechanisms and strategies to win global recognition of its interests and actions. Russia, instead, interpreted and played this conflict at the only level it is currently capable of -- the military level – showing increased frustration toward Western media instead of recognizing it as a decisive component in the crisis.  Read more...

AUG 18, 2008
Private sector can play bigger role in public diplomacy
The Buffalo News
The next U. S. president, whomever he may be, faces a crisis in America’s standing abroad that must be addressed with new ideas and vigor if we are to regain leadership and influence in the world. Both presumptive nominees, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, recognize this and have expressed their desire to improve U. S. “public diplomacy” — government-speak for the art of understanding, engaging, and influencing the other 6z billion people in the world.  Read more...

AUG 18, 2008
Let’s get creative with more citizen diplomacy
Des Moines Register
Restoring America's global image demands the engagement of American citizens in a dramatic expansion of citizen diplomacy, the face-to-face exchange of people, ideas and information around the world. The 9/11 Commission believed in the power of citizen diplomacy and urged the U.S. government to "rebuild the scholarship, exchange and library programs that reach out to young people and offer them knowledge and hope."  Read more...

AUG 15, 2008
U.S. shifts ‘hearts and minds’ fight
The Arab American News
Nearly seven years after the 9/11 attacks spawned the question, "Why do they hate us?" and made the repair of America's poor international image a top foreign-policy pursuit, the Bush administration is taking a new tack in the "war of ideas." Out, or at least de-emphasized, is the effort to explain America and its widely disdained foreign policy.  Read more...

AUG 15, 2008
Nations as Brands: Singapore and Estonia
Cultural Diplomacy News
In today’s competitive global market, nations are realizing that their reputations, the image of them that the rest of the world sees, are vital to their growth and development. The label, or “brand” that the rest of the world puts on them, can be either a valuable asset or a harmful detriment to their economy, industry, and relations with other countries. For this reason, the business of nation branding has become a popular marketing strategy among federal governments and national tourism sectors in recent years.  Read more...

AUG 15, 2008
Pres. Committee for Brand Korea Planned
The Korea Times
President Lee Myung-bak announced Friday a plan to establish a committee to raise the country's brand value under the presidential office. In a speech to commemorate the 60th birthday of the Republic of Korea in Seoul, he pledged to "upgrade the national brand to make it on par with that of advanced countries."   Read more...

AUG 14, 2008
Russia’s Real Aim Remains Regime Change
The Daily Star
This was a not a war Georgia wanted; it had believed that it was slowly gaining ground in South Ossetia through a strategy of soft power. Whatever mistakes Georgia's government made cannot justify Russia's actions. The Kremlin invaded a neighbor, an illegal act of aggression that violates the United Nations Charter and fundamental principles of cooperation and security in Europe.  Read more...

AUG 14, 2008
Kazakhstan’s Brand Leads In Central Asia, and 2nd Within CIS
Gazeta.kz
A new Global Nation branding Index for the Q2 of 2008, that ranks Kazakhstan in 1st position amongst Central Asian nations, 2nd position in the CIS and 40th position on a global basis, is released.
It is quite surprinsingly that Kazakhstan (40-th place in global ranking) is the second country among CIS on number of mentions, which goes after Ukraine which got 37 place in global ranking.   Read more...

AUG 14, 2008
US Concerned about Hezbollah TV in Indonesia
Associated Press
The U.S. government is concerned that a television channel backed by the Hezbollah militant group is using an Indonesian satellite to broadcast to the Asia-Pacific region, an American Embassy spokesman said Thursday. Al-Manar TV has rented Indonesia's Palapa C2 satellite through operator PT Indosat on a contract due to expire in April 2011, according to Indosat spokeswoman Adita Irawati.  Read more...

AUG 14, 2008
One-Sided View of War in Russia
The Heritage Foundation
The end of on-the-air broadcasts of Voice of America couldn’t come at worse time: Russia is providing an utterly skewed and one-sided picture of the war in Georgia domestically, while the Internet has only 15% to 18% penetration, limited primarily to medium and large cities.  Read more...

AUG 14, 2008
Beijing Olympics Enjoys Majority Support in U.S.: Poll
Xinhua
The majority of Americans support China's hosting of the Olympics, and it is a consensus across party and ideological lines, a new poll has found. The survey, released by the Associated Press and survey agency Ipsos Wednesday, showed 55 percent of the respondents support the Beijing Olympics, while two-thirds of them said they are interested in it.  Read more...

AUG 14, 2008
The US and Venezuela: More Than Just A Gun Show
Scoop.co.nz
At this pivotal point in the Chávez presidency, the next U.S. administration should seek to more actively transform its relations with Venezuela in a constructive direction...Assistant Secretary of State Shannon has indicated the possible beginning of the end of the U.S. hard-line approach to the country by stating, “We [are] committed to a positive relationship with the people of Venezuela and have the patience and the persistence necessary to manage our challenging relationship.”   Read more...

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