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.
Research: EU Governments in Funding Tug-of-War
Behind-the-scenes manoeuvring is underway in Brussels as EU governments battle for large chunks of the Community research budget.
Glaxo to Share Malaria Drug Data
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will release 13,500 malaria drug candidates into the public domain as part of its 'open innovation' agenda, it announced yesterday.
Choppy Waters
"Sea of peace" is the title China has bestowed on its adjacent oceans. But sovereignty disputes between China and its neighbours still roil the waters...But at a time of a growing perception in the West that China is flexing its muscles, countries closer to China's shores also worry that it might be getting more assertive.
For Taiwan, Helping Haiti Offers Rare Moment on World Stage
The crippling earthquake in Haiti has offered Taiwan — viewed still by the rulers of China as a renegade province and kept, as a result, in relative diplomatic isolation — a rare chance to meaningfully participate on the world stage. Taiwan has had official relations with Haiti since 1956 and is no stranger to natural disasters itself...
Will EU ever move on from “soft touch” diplomacy?
Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos recalled this week that it had been said of the previous U.S. administration that what American diplomacy needed was "regime change". Europeans, meanwhile, he said, simply needed "a regime".
Clinton calls for Internet freedoms, inquiry into cyber attack at Google
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Thursday for unfettered access to the Internet around the globe after several incidents of online censorship and cyber attacks have presented new questions for the role of technology in diplomacy.
US could tip its hand on peace plan during West Bank visit
George Mitchell, the US Middle East envoy, is scheduled to arrive today for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in a long-awaited visit that should give some indication of the next step for US peacemaking efforts between the two sides.
UK opposition say sharp cuts to diplomacy planned
Britain's opposition Conservative Party says the government is drafting plans to close embassies and cut outreach programs and anti-terrorism work to cope with a fall in the value of the pound. Conservative lawmaker David Lidington said Thursday an internal memo shows Britain's Foreign Office is considering plans to close some posts overseas.
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