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Public Diplomacy in the News: ALL PDiN HEADLINES
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SEP 1, 2010
Social Networking sees Israeli PM Netanyahu get in on the act
Online Social Media
Peace talks beginning today in Washington between Israelis and Palestinians will prompt the use of the new accounts to communicate events and news from the talks. Although Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office has had an official website for some time Netanyahu apparently realizes the benefits of using social networking sites to get his message across more widely.
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AUG 31, 2010
Flood-hit Pakistan accepts India aid, but no real disaster diplomacy
Reuters
India said on Tuesday that arch-rival Pakistan had accepted its offer of flood aid, but analysts say this piecemeal attempt at disaster diplomacy will not help improve relations between the two sides.
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AUG 31, 2010
‘The Worst Possible Intervention Into Digital Matters by the U.S.’
The Atlantic
Google can be seen as an American political tool, argues cyber diplomacy analyst Evgeny Morozov in a new editorial pegged to the announcement of an Iranian national search engine. Furthermore, he indicts many Silicon Valley companies for collaborating with the State Department to turn business matters into political questions.
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AUG 31, 2010
British ballet dedicated to people of Tibet is pulled from China expo
guardian.co.uk
A British composer says he is "deeply disappointed and dismayed" by the British Council's decision to cancel a performance of his ballet in China because it was dedicated to the people of Tibet. Pete Wyer's The Far Shore was created for the Shanghai Expo and was to be premiered next week as the highlight of the event's "UK National Day".
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AUG 31, 2010
Bad public diplomacy: a legacy of waste in Iraq
MountainRunner.us
A U.S. “Legacy of Waste” in Iraq, by Liz Sly, Los Angeles Times, documents the culmination of seven years of failed public diplomacy...
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AUG 31, 2010
China, Greece ink agreement on cultural exchange
Global Times
Greek and Chinese authors and publishing housesTuesday signed a cultural exchange agreement to promote book publications in both languages.
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AUG 31, 2010
U.S. Combat Mission Ends in Iraq, Obama Says
defense.gov
One of the lessons of Iraq, he [President Obama] said, is that “American influence around the world is not a function of military force alone.” “We must use all the elements of our power, including our diplomacy, our economic strength and the power of America’s example, to secure our interests and stand by our allies,” he said.
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AUG 31, 2010
Lessons From Haiti: How Food Aid Can Harm
The Atlantic
Under U.S. law, nearly all of our food aid is produced in the United States—predominantly by large agribusinesses like Archer Daniel Midland—and nearly all is delivered to stricken countries by American shippers. The system is shamefully rife with inefficiencies and misplaced priorities.
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AUG 31, 2010
Italian Politicians Complain Gadhafi Trying to Convert Christians
Voice of America
Pro-Vatican politicians have complained about Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's effort to convert Christians to Islam during his visit to Italy.
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AUG 31, 2010
Iranian Media Says French First Lady Deserves Death
Voice of America
An Iranian newspaper said on Tuesday that France's first lady Carla Bruni deserves to die after she condemned Iran's decision to stone a woman to death for adultery.
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AUG 31, 2010
South Korea offers aid to flooded North
BBC
South Korea has made its first offer of aid to North Korea since it accused Pyongyang of sinking one of its warships in March. South Korea's Red Cross has offered 10bn won ($8.3m, £5.3m) worth of flood aid to its impoverished neighbour.
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AUG 31, 2010
CrackBerry addicts rejoice: No ban in India. For now.
Global Post
At an eleventh hour meeting with government officials Monday, Research in Motion (RIM) caved in to India's demands for access to users' emails and other data to avoid an immediate ban on its encrypted data services.
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AUG 31, 2010
Israeli PM joins social networking era
Xinhua
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday officially joined the social networking era with the launching of a new YouTube channel, as well as Facebook, Twitter and flickr accounts.
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AUG 31, 2010
Will New York’s Mosque Protests Aid Terrorist Recruiters?
U.S. News & World Report
The continuing controversy over a proposed Islamic community center and mosque to be built near the site of the former World Trade Center has some in the counterterrorism community worried about the fallout in the Muslim world.
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AUG 30, 2010
Drummer Mike Clark Plans Russia Tour to Promote Cultural Diplomacy
Broadway World
Jazz legend Mike Clark has confirmed plans for a tour of Russia next month, to promote cultural diplomacy and to introduce audiences in Moscow, Siberia, St. Petersburg and elsewhere to his acclaimed Owl Studios release, ‘Carnival of Soul'.
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