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.
Religion: the smartest power of all
Religion can be shown to be a significant aspect of both parts of the "smart power" concept, hard and soft power. The effectiveness trajectory of the concept of smart power, therefore, requires that religious analysis be factored in to all calculations.
A Chinese view on U.S.-Sino “soft conflicts”
A recent op-ed penned for the China Daily by a scholar at the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau, an influential government think tank that often sets the Party’s ideological bearings, suggests the emerging view that the U.S. has adopted a strategy of “soft containment,” aimed at limiting the Chinese government’s soft power at home and abroad.
South Africa Asks China to Back Inclusion in BRIC
“We have to be with these guys, because they are the biggest markets,” Saul Molobi, South Africa’s chief director of public diplomacy, said in a telephone interview today from Beijing. “If we’re not seen to be part of this club, we won’t have the same influence in trade talks.”
Recruiting Yossi to explain Israel
Talk about putting your best foot forward. Yuli Edelstein, the Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs, has decided that Israel’s greatest asset in stating her case on the world’s stage is the average Israeli citizen.
Taiwan to sponsor at least 8,000 Haitian children: president
President Ma Ying-jeou said Wednesday civic groups and charities in Taiwan will sponsor 8,000 to 10,000 Haitian orphans and children from low-income families. Ma said Taiwan has finalized an aid package to help its Caribbean ally get back on its feet after a devastating magnitude-7 earthquake in January.
Russian Anti-Americanism: A Priority Target for U.S. Public Diplomacy
To counter Russian information warfare and to consolidate democracy and freedom in Eastern and Central Europe, the U.S. needs to reinvigorate its public diplomacy efforts, using both traditional TV and radio broadcasting and new media to reach the peoples of the former Soviet satellites and post-Soviet states.
EU Backs Membership Talks With Iceland
Europe's executive commission Wednesday recommended opening membership talks with Iceland that could lead to the country joining the bloc as soon as 2012 or 2013. The negotiations still need the backing of the union's 27 member governments.
PD Lessons from a Chinese New Year Gala
The Gala can also be viewed as a microcosm of Chinese society — provided you watch it closely enough, given that it serves as another channel for the government to deliver messages. Internal propaganda? Definitely. But I see it as a way of paving the road for public diplomacy.
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