A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.
Disciples of the Russian World
Russia is currently in the process of building a network of promoting the nation’s language and culture throughout the world. The idea of promoting the Russian language and Russian culture as national heritage and creating a Russian diaspora abroad has received strong support from the state ever since the Russky Mir (Russian World) Foundation was founded in 2007.
When Indian students suffer, Australia risks being scarred for life
Australia's handling of the assaults on Indian students has been a debacle. And it's still a mess. The country has suffered real reputational damage, real economic cost, and real diplomatic disadvantage.
Polish Crash in Russia Creates Contrarian Bond
Far from aggravating frictions in Russian-Polish relations, as initially feared, the plane crash that killed Poland’s president and a swath of the upper echelon of politicians and military leaders on Saturday appears to have achieved the opposite effect, encouraging kindness and understanding on both sides.
Poland and Russia: reconciled in tragedy
A second paradox is that the Russian reaction to the deaths is creating a unique situation. Authentic reconciliation between Poles and Russians, just like that of French and Germans under Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer, has now become possible.
Cultural exchange planned in Barrow
Indigenous leaders from the Russian Far East will travel to Barrow next week for a weeklong cultural exchange. A spokeswoman for Pacific Environment, Shawna Larson, says the goal is to strengthen ties and foster relationships across the Arctic and identify opportunities for collaboration between communities.
Nuclear summit is expected to sidestep touchy subjects
The two-day summit is being billed by the White House as the biggest conference of its type in the U.S. since the 1945 conference to create the United Nations. The arrival of leaders of more than 40 countries, including President Hu Jintao of China and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, is expected to snarl traffic and attract demonstrations.
Teachers, students off to Fukuoka, Japan
Eight students and three teachers have left Brunei for Fukuoka, Japan, as part of an educational visit programme. The students from Year Eight were selected to participate in the programme in a continuation of last year’s cultural exchange programme.
Washington Reaches Out To Kyrgyzstan
Following a prolonged silence amid the collapse of Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s administration in Bishkek, US officials are now playing diplomatic catch-up in Kyrgyzstan. Washington has yet to formally recognize the new provisional government, which assumed authority in Bishkek after Bakiyev fled.
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