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.
The Beginning of (True) Diplomacy
So it's not so much that American diplomacy has failed, so much as that it hasn't yet been tried. Put another way, in the absence of nuclear doomsday scenarios, the marketplace of foreign policy ideas became significantly more competitive.
Shanghai Expo to play pivotal role in public diplomacy of China: FM Qureshi
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said here Wednesday that holding of the mega event of Shanghai Expo is a gigantic effort in public diplomacy of China.
‘Fascinating Storytelling to Make Seoul Cultural Hot Spot’
After Korean soap operas and pop idols attracted Asian fans in the 1990s, the nation saw a unique group of visitors -- culture tourists.
Scotland Opens the Door for Students to Embrace Chinese Culture and Language
A Chinese language and culture visit by a group of Scottish pupils will take place this summer, while a further two Confucius Classroom Hubs are set to open.
U.S. showing softer side in Afghanistan
American and NATO forces are aiming to employ what Harvard scholar Joseph Nye calls "soft power"—the ability to get what you want through the attractiveness of a country's culture, political ideals and policies.
Go out charming China!
With China's rapid and sustained development over the past 30 years and the remarkable enhancement of its comprehensive national power, the global communication of Chinese culture has become a hot topic.
Alberta virtually invisible in Korea
In some ways, Korea faces the same challenges as Alberta -- lack of global recognition.
Architecture review: The new U.S. Embassy in London
The architecture of American embassies has been stuck lately in a predictable tug-of-war between a desire to express openness and an obsession, in an age of terrorism, with security. The design for the new U.S. Embassy in London, released Tuesday morning by the State Department, finds a novel way to move past that split and take diplomatic architecture into fresh territory.
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