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Media Monitor - Obama Middle East Expedition
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The CPD Media Monitor features collections of news articles, videos, and essays from around the world on critical developments in public diplomacy and world affairs.
Post-Speech Reactions — International
JUN 9, 2009
Strength on Display: The President in Cairo
American Security Project (The Flash Point Blog)
President Obama’s speech was so effective because it was an American President, displaying an appreciation of Arab and Islamic contributions to global history, acknowledging American faults with humility, and seeking to improve the collective well-being of all.
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JUN 8, 2009
The Difference Between Bush’s “Freedom Agenda” and Obama’s “Support for Human Rights”
Huffington Post
Now that the dust has settled on President Obama's speech in Cairo it's possible to discern the outlines of the new administration's human rights and democracy promotion strategy… the differences with the Bush administration's approach were apparent in what President Obama said, and what he didn't say in Cairo.
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JUN 8, 2009
The Cairo Speech: Arab Muslim Voices
Opendemocracy.net
Large numbers did listen to or watch the broadcast, often grouped together in cafes or conference rooms. The event brought Arabs from Morocco to Iraq together and captured their attention in a way that is usually reserved for major sporting events - or the start of a war.
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JUN 6, 2009
Statement of Purpose
The Times of India
Welcome as Obama's efforts are to reduce the mutual suspicions that Muslims in the Arab world and Americans share, the Muslim world must not be seen as a monolithic entity. To be fair, Obama did attack frontally the idea of a clash of civilisations, and emphasised how much Islam and America share.
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JUN 5, 2009
Obama and the Muslims
Middle East Strategy at Harvard (MESH)
The following MESH members responded to an invitation to comment on the speech: Michele Dunne, Bernard Heykal, Josef Joffe, Mark N. Katz, Mark T. Kimmitt, Martin Kramer, Walter Laqueur, Michael Mandelbaum, Michael Rubin, Harvey Sicherman, Philip Carl Salzman, Raymond Tanter, and Michael Young.
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JUN 5, 2009
Breaching the Firewall
CPD Blog
U.S. government international communicators shifted into max overdrive from both sides of that protective "firewall," to report on what may become known as one of the great White House public diplomacy efforts ever.
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JUN 5, 2009
Our View on Obama vs. Osama: U.S. Gains Ground in Battle for Muslim Hearts and Minds
USA Today
Both men were appealing to the same audience: the Islamic world in general and the Middle East in particular. And neither was playing from a position of advantage. Bin Laden has been steadily losing popularity in Muslim nations in recent years, judging from polls, and he can have no greater fear than that downtrodden Arabs are turning away from his violent, medieval vision.
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JUN 5, 2009
Americans Should Realize Diversity of Muslim Voices
Detroit News
The United States must focus once again on the arts as a meaningful way to promote stronger cultural engagement and, ultimately, to find new channels of communication with the Muslim world. Doing so will show that relations need not be defined only through political conflict. Rather, there is now an opportunity to define connections between America and the Muslim world by sharing the richness and complexity of Muslim artistic expressions -- as a vital step in finding grounds for mutual respect.
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JUN 5, 2009
The Cairo Appeal
The Washington Post
His address in Cairo offered an eloquent case for American values and global objectives -- and it looked to be a skillful use of public diplomacy in a region where America's efforts to explain itself have often been weak.
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JUN 5, 2009
Obama’s Speech Strikes a Chord in India
Mangalorean.com
President Barack Obama's stirring speech at the Cairo University struck a chord in India, home to the world's second largest Muslim population, with academicians and intellectuals seeing in it a new beginning by Washington to repair the US' strained relations with the Muslim world. "It is an attempt on Obama's part to build a coalition of Arab-Muslim nations. Cairo has the perfect blend of modern and traditional Muslims," said Jayalakshmi, a professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
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