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.

Advancing the Internet Industry in the MENA Region

Over 600 attendees and 25,000 virtual attendees from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States conferred to discuss the future of the internet in the region. According to Zawya, the panels were led by forty speakers, and aimed at promoting a regional effort for the development of social media and increasing Arabic web content.

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Climate talks could pick up from failed summit

Delegates from 175 countries begin a three-day meeting in Bonn, Germany, on Friday with an open session meant to be a stocktaking. But it could turn bitter over blame for the failure to deliver a firm agreement in the Danish capital...

Tags: climate change

Engaging in Chocodiplomacy

Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme says the creation of a European Union foreign minister — the job currently held by the U.K.'s Catherine Ashton — has freed him up to conduct what he calls "economic diplomacy."

Tags: Cultural Diplomacy, south korea, european union, economic diplomacy, belgium

Change world perceptions? Israeli citizens face an uphill battle

One of the ideas of our group was to promote "speakers" from the ranks of "ordinary Israelis" who, while on trips overseas, would address local communities. Some of these talks were arranged through friends, others through contacts with various Jewish organizations...

Tags: israel, non-state pd

Washington launch set for new institute

The Canada-U.S. Institute, the first of its kind in Canada, is expected to become a focal point for exploring shared and conflicting values on issues such as health care, border security, domestic and foreign policy, and how they affect the two countries.

Tags: united states, non-state pd, canada

Craig’s Take: Clinton forgoes soft power for hard elbows

Whatever happened to the good old days of quiet diplomacy: good old boys making deals behind the curtain with winks and nods, leaving us reporters like biblical scholars or rabbis trying to decipher their meaning of holy writ?

Tags: united states, hillary clinton

Canada quietly doing its part

But two international conferences on nuclear security present Ottawa and Washington with a golden opportunity to bridge the bilateral chasm by working together to bolster waning international support for the most important arms control treaty in history.

Tags: united states, canada

U.S. Department of State and Meridian International Center Celebrate Dynamic Cultural Diplomacy…

Guests will have the opportunity to see firsthand some of the outstanding photographs of the original Jazz Ambassadors, part of the traveling exhibition – Jam Session: America’s Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World. The reception will also feature performances by talented young jazz musicians – the jazz greats of tomorrow.

Tags: united states, Cultural Diplomacy, us department of state

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