University of Southern California
USC

Public Diplomacy News: Middle East
MAY 5, 2012
Iran Lambasts US Aggressive Foreign Policy
FARS News Agency
"Clash of civilizations is the main pivot of the US public diplomacy," Mehman-Parast said, addressing a number of students and researchers in Tehran on Sunday. "The American public diplomacy impairs the other side's reputation to attain its goals," he said, and added that the United States' Islamophobia and Iranophobia projects are meant to serve the same goal.  Read more...



MAY 3, 2012
Diplomacy: Deconstructing an ‘eroticized hatred’
The Jerusalem Post
To make “invalid, illegal, or unacceptable.” That’s the simple definition of delegitimization, and everybody agrees on it...almost nobody agrees on what constitutes a bona fide attempt to delegitimize Israel, nor on how Israel should combat those efforts.  Read more...



MAY 2, 2012
Qatar: Energizing the world
The Hill
Qatar’s soft power is exercised through its satellite TV station Al-Jazeera. And while some in Washington may object to its editorial slant, there is no denying that this Qatar-owned satellite TV station is equally responsible for the blossoming of the Arab Spring by bringing uncensored news to millions within the Arab world.   Read more...

Tags: soft powermediaqataroilal jazaeeraamerican foreign policy
Categories : Media & PD   Soft Power   Middle East  


MAY 2, 2012
Indonesian mission holds road show to lure Saudi tourists
Arab News
“It is a good chance for Saudi families and children to discover more about the world’s largest Muslim country in terms of population, tourism opportunities, civilization and cultural heritage, and meet a number of Indonesian travel and tourism agencies,” said A. Fauzy Chusny, information officer from Indonesia Information and Cultural Affairs.  Read more...

Tags: cultural exchangeindonesiatourismsaudi arabiamuslim
Categories : Non-State PD   Middle East  


MAY 2, 2012
Jackson Pollock’s Splashes of Paint From Iran
Japan Realtime (Blog) - Wall Street Journal
The U.S. and Iran have been at odds for decades.... But in Japan, a nation that tries to maintain good relations with both countries, a major exhibition featuring the work of one of America’s most recognizable artists is showing how appreciation for good art can bring even the most intractable foes closer together.  Read more...



Previous posts :  <  1 2 3 4 >  Last »



Public Diplomacy around the World
Global Map Africa
Americas
Asia Pacific
Europe
Middle East
South Asia
CPD Blog: Middle East
Economic Security and the Hopes of Arab Youth
MAY 6, 2012
Philip Seib
The Public Diplomacy Aspect of the Iranian Oscar Win
MAR 6, 2012
Javad Rad
Popular Tags
united statespublic diplomacycultural diplomacygovernment pdsoft powerchinapublic opinionmiddle eastnon-state pdmediaindiastate departmentnew technologynation brandingisraelsocial mediainternational broadcastingnon-state actorseuropeafricacrisis coveragepakistanobamaturkeyiranscience diplomacyegyptcultural exchangerussiaeuinternettwitterjapanarab springsports diplomacysouth koreaafghanistanfaith diplomacyunited kingdomeducationfilmislamtaiwanhillary clintonunited nationsforeign policyshanghai expofacebookaustraliawikileaks

Search for a tag:

 

Print Page

Bookmark this page

RSS feeds

Find us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

CPD photos on flickr

CPD YouTube Videos

CPD Subscriptions

CPD Newsletter Archive
Get PDiN delivered to your inbox