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.
RI-US interfaith meet stresses religious tolerance in schools
A number of religious leaders and youth figures from Indonesia and the United States participating in an Interfaith Dialogue here have agreed to promote religious tolerance in schools in their respective communities.
Marking One Year at State
Secretary Clinton marked her first year at the State Department. During a town hall for employees, the Secretary said, “We began with the idea of 'smart power' and the goal of elevating diplomacy and development and making them equal partners with defense. I’m pleased at how far we’ve come in doing that."
China and US Soft Power Play: Internet, Games, and Media
China is implementing a strategy to promote its cultural "soft power," aimed at protecting domestic cultural industries and restricting western media entry of on the one hand, and going abroad to acquire media outlets on the other.
Banner Year For ‘Brand America’
Several opinion surveys now assert that anti-Americanism is generally on the decline and that the U.S. is, once again, the world's premier "country brand." These findings show that Barack Obama's efforts to redefine the U.S. world view, and reconceptualize U.S. global policy, are having an impact.
Greece and Austria outline plan for Balkan enlargement
The foreign ministers of Greece and Austria have sent a joint letter to EU top diplomat Catherine Ashton, outlining their common vision for what the bloc should achieve in 2010 in the western Balkans. The EU should complete accession talks with Croatia, respond to Serbia's bid to join the bloc, start membership negotiations with Macedonia and abolish visas for Albanians and Bosniaks.
U.S. Wrestling With Olive Branch for Taliban
As the Obama administration pours 30,000 additional troops into Afghanistan, it has begun grappling with the next great dilemma of this long war: whether to reconcile with the men who sheltered Osama bin Laden and who still have close ties to Al Qaeda.
Britain anoints India a superpower on Republic Day
“India is a superpower in its soft power, a superpower in the soft force of its democracy, and superpower in its intellectual advance and a super poser in the world of business,” said David Miliband, standing in for Prime Minister Gordon Brown at a celebration of the 61st Republic Day.
Book ship looking to connect beyond the page- Cultural exchange a key mandate for Logos
A boost of cultural exchange between Jamaica and the rest of the world is expected to occur through the docking of the Logos Hope book ship in Montego Bay and Kingston as it seeks to sell more than books. The ship is owned and operated by GBA Ships, a non-profit philanthropic educational charity organisation.
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