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FEB 2, 2012
Good Journalism Vs. Undermining Unsavory Regimes
Mountainrunner
It is that environment that has seen “political oversight” of U.S. International Broadcasting become “political inference” — something the Broadcasting Board of Governors is powerless to stop since their jobs as well as the USIB budget are dependent on Congressional approval.
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FEB 2, 2012
Have Chinese Had Enough?
The Diplomat
In response to all this, some are recommending that China engage in more intensified cultural diplomacy. Indeed, one senior official told me that China should position itself like Germany has in Europe, letting its clout be neutralized by an Asian regional organization.
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FEB 2, 2012
Israel looks to gays to improve image
Ynet news
In a bid to boost its international image, the country's Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs has established a cadre of diverse volunteers who speak about Israel around the world. In a recent post on its website, the ministry encouraged minorities and members of the gay community to step forward.
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FEB 2, 2012
The United States, China, and Intellectual Containment
CPD Blog
During the past several years, Chinese audiences have flocked to see American movies such as Kung-Fu Panda, much to the alarm of China’s political leadership, which has recently made clear that it is not inclined to surrender any terrain on the global cultural battleground.
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FEB 2, 2012
Cultivating Arab Spring Entrepreneurs
The Wallstreet Journal
Several weeks before, in Algiers in December 2010, the U.S. State Department had launched the North African Partnership for Economic Opportunity (Napeo), bringing together over 300 entrepreneurs from Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya.
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FEB 1, 2012
Putting soft power at the heart of foreign policy
Politics Home
Over the past decade, governments have become increasingly aware of the importance of "soft" power ... as a complement to the "hard" power of traditional military and economic means of achieving foreign policy objectives. Today in Westminster Hall I will be debating how we can develop a foreign policy strategy that better integrates the different elements of hard and soft power.
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FEB 1, 2012
R we to have a new “acting” Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy (and Public Affairs)?
Mountain Runner
There’s word there will be a new “acting” Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy (and Public Affairs) as early as next week. The current “acting” for R, as it is known at Foggy Bottom, is Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock.
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FEB 1, 2012
Ceremony Marks Completion of Chinese Language Course
IT Times (South Korea)
The Chinese language course was designed as part of the ROK’s public and complex diplomacy aimed at strengthening the capacity for conducting diplomatic activities involving Chinese citizens and promoting the friendship between the youth of the two countries.
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FEB 1, 2012
Company Banned in Effort to Protect Foreign Students From Exploitation
The New York Times
Signaling a sharp change of course in the country’s largest international cultural exchange program, the State Department has banned a leading sponsor company from bringing foreign students to the United States for summer jobs and will add new restrictions to protect students from labor abuse, officials said Wednesday.
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JAN 31, 2012
For Korean Wave 3.0, Go Retro
The Wall Street Journal
Korean policymakers are discussing the “Korean Wave 3.0.” The Korean Wave, or hallyu in Korean, means the export of Korean entertainment and other culture. The “Version 1.0” of the wave was the success of TV dramas and movies starting about 10 years ago. And “Version 2.0” is what’s been happening with K-pop music over the last year or so.
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