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OCT 14, 2008
Citizen diplomats help restore the American brand
Democrat and Chronicle
Graham is one of several expert speakers who will address a conference titled "Global Competence in the 21st Century" on Oct. 23 at the Rochester Institute of Technology Inn and Conference Center. The conference will explore the role of "citizen diplomacy," especially the role of business. The premise is that in a changing and smaller world, ordinary citizens and businesses play an increasingly important role in diplomacy — in building and sustaining productive and friendly relationships with other countries. The conference has been organized by Josephine Perini, a retired West Irondequoit guidance counselor who is a volunteer with the U.S. State Department's International Visitors Leadership Program
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OCT 13, 2008
Joint Georgian - Russian Commission Formed in Baku
The Georgian Times
With the mediation by the Azeri non-governmental sector, a permanent Georgian-Russian commission was set up in Baku last week. The latest developments in Georgia provoked bitter diplomatic crisis between politicians. So, the founders of the commission believe public diplomacy could be engaged, and say that people themselves should settle Georgia-Russia relations.
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OCT 9, 2008
EU Too Divided To Solve Frozen Conflicts, Azerbaijan Says
EUobserver.com
Vladimir Socor from the NGO the Jamestown Foundation and a long time expert on the region said the "EU is by far not matching Russia in soft power in Azerbaijan" and the wider region. The conflict in Georgia damaged the confidence of investors in the Caucasus energy corridor - the only direct link the EU has with the oil and gas-rich Caspian countries without passing through Russia - he explained.
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OCT 6, 2008
National Presidents’ Initiative Proposed to Address Global Diplomacy
Marketwatch
To dramatically improve international relations throughout the world, the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy (U.S. Center) announced today a National Presidents' Initiative for Citizen Diplomacy. The National Presidents' Initiative was launched as a result of discussions by 40 U.S. leaders, associated with more than 90 organizations in international affairs, who attended a Leadership Forum on Citizen Diplomacy. A National Presidents' Initiative Steering Committee plans to meet with members of the U.S. Center's Board, forum participants, nationally recognized leaders in foreign affairs, members of Congress, members of the new administration's transition team on foreign policy, and with the president-elect in early December to discuss this strategic plan and its implementation.
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OCT 5, 2008
Spielberg leaves Paramount Pictures for Indian joint venture
France 24
"The 50-50 joint venture, which will target global audiences, will be launched by January 2009 and will produce 30 to 35 films over the next five years, the source said, valuing the deal at 1.5 billion dollars...The tie-up with Spielberg, the highest-grossing film director ever, raises the Mumbai-based telecommunications-to-energy group's global profile in the entertainment industry, into which it has been muscling at high speed.
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SEP 30, 2008
German-Russian Dialogue Forum Meets Under Caucasus Cloud
Duetche-Welle
In such times, according to Suslow, civilian dialogue is even more necessary given that government contacts can become strained. "The civilian dialogue -- between entrepreneurs, scientists, journalists, human rights activists -- makes it possible for both sides to come closer together from their different positions, because these difficulties are talked about in detail on several levels," said Suslow. "Without this non-political dialogue Russia cannot be understood in Europe. "The times in which governments decide on foreign policy alone are in the past, according to Alexander Rahr, a member of the German team at the Forum. Experts from the spheres of economics, education and from non-governmental organizations have increasing influence on the policies of their countries, both in the West and in Russia.
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SEP 27, 2008
New York Scene of Intense Turkish Diplomacy Over UNSC Bid
Today's Zaman
Turkey’s unwavering commitment to securing a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council after almost a half-century of hiatus has been best reflected this week by contacts made in New York at the highest level by its president and foreign minister as well as by top diplomats from its Foreign Ministry.
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SEP 26, 2008
NATO and Public Diplomacy: The Need for the Alliance to Tell its Own Story
RUSI
One thing, however, is certain: the re-emergence of Russia as a country which challenges the existing status quo has placed NATO in the hot seat. Once again, this is a battle of ideas, and NATO is back to its original business. Now, more than ever, NATO members need to engage in a sustained public relations campaign, and explain the continuing story of the Alliance to its voting publics.
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SEP 24, 2008
Chinese dissident tipped to win Nobel peace prize
The Guardian
This year's Nobel peace prize could be awarded to a Chinese dissident to highlight China's human rights record in the wake of the Olympic Games, according to experts who closely follow the workings of the award. Experts said the Norwegian Nobel committee, the secretive five-strong body that awards the prize yearly, would see the passing of the Olympic Games as an opportunity to highlight China's human rights record, especially in a year marking the 60th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights.
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SEP 18, 2008
Business for Diplomatic Action & Thunderbird Team to Offer Program on Global Corporate Diplomacy
Market Watch
In an age of hyper-globalism and a waning economy, U.S. business must be surefooted in knowing how to engage with the rest of the world to maintain a competitive edge. In response, the nation's top business-led public diplomacy advocate and the No. 1 school of global management education are joining forces to help multinational corporations better understand foreign cultures in order to operate more successfully and diplomatically across borders. Keith Reinhard, president of Business for Diplomatic Action, and Dr. Angel Cabrera, president of Thunderbird School of Global Management, today announced the global launch of CultureSpan: A Workshop in Global Corporate Diplomacy.
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