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.
Diplomacy without Arms
There is a perfectly defensible case that the future for Britain lies in being a middle or low- ranking power, alongside the likes of Italy and Spain, with no pretensions to a leadership role. The defence requirements of such diplomatic modesty would not be extensive.
Israel and Pacific republics, united by an island mentality
"The concept is that we reach out to every nation, whether it is small or big, remote or close," said Michael Ronen, Israel's ambassador to several Pacific island countries.
U.N. Leader Seeks Elusive Unity Deal in Cyprus
After decades of ethnic strife, political wrangling and fruitless diplomacy, leaders of Cyprus’s divided communities began meetings Monday with the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, months before elections that could further complicate the quest for a settlement.
Google, China and U.S. Foreign Policy
But now that Google has stepped out ahead of the pack and taken an aggressive stance against the government of arguably the second or third most powerful country in the world, we may be witnessing a new stage in U.S. international relations: what might be called Silicon Valley's new foreign policy.
Iran’s green shoots
Whether by accident or design the state-run show allowed itself to be momentarily hijacked, giving the green movement a rare chance to demonstrate its strength. On the day of the show mobile phones of the pro-democracy supporters passed on a text message urging people to vote for the ludicrous third answer.
We Are The World
The current attitude towards global engagement and oneness here locally, however, was a theme strikingly absent from the President’s State of the Union speech last week. The lack of emphasis on America’s role and ongoing efforts globally did not go unnoticed...
Outgoing Israeli Ambassador says cultural relations with Egypt a “tragedy”
Days before Israeli Ambassador to Egypt, Shalom Cohen said that the political relations between his country and Egypt have witnessed a thawing and reached its highest level, but added that that the drawbacks of Cairo in the face of cultural relations between both peoples is a “tragedy.”
MEPs want sanctions on Iran, but the EU wants to wait for UN
Even as Members of the European Parliament have set the stage for a volatile showdown over demands for stronger sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, EU foreign ministers backed away from a confrontation and said it’s up to the UN Security Council to make the call.
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