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.
At U.N., China insists it’s not ‘right’ time for sanctions on Iran
"This is not the right time or right moment for sanctions, because the diplomatic efforts are still going on," [China's envoy to the United Nations] Zhang Yesui said at a news briefing as China assumed the rotating monthly presidency of the U.N. Security Council.
NZ Says Trade To Feature High On Agenda For Clinton’s Visit
Asked whether Clinton's visit signals a further warming in the U.S. relationship, which has been thawing since a cold period starting in the mid-1980s when Wellington adopted an antinuclear stance, [Foreign Minister Murray] McCully said: "It signals that we're on a very positive track."
America’s Response to Terrorism: How to Fight Rather than Feed the Beast
To make the administration less vulnerable to charges that, as in the Bush era, it is engaging in widespread military intervention and occupation, the President must more vigorously pursue his stated goal to emphasize diplomacy and development over a military response.
Get ready for China’s domination of science
China has become the world's second-largest producer of scientific knowledge, surpassed only by the US, a status it has achieved at an awe-inspiring rate.
Top Tech School to Export Expertise to UAE
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, or KAIST, announced yesterday plans to export its know-how and system of science education and R&D to the United Arab Emirates.
Japan urged to exploit its tech, pop culture
Japan seems to have re-emerged with a different sort of influence during the decade, with "soft power" growing in a variety of cultural areas, a trend referred to by some in the West as "Cool Japan." The sources of Japan's newfound cultural clout are varied: cuisine, animation, video games, hybrid cars and other green technologies in which Japan excels.
India to host annual diaspora convention from Thursday
India’s annual convention to connect with its 25-million-strong diaspora in 130 countries begins here Thursday, expecting to draw around 1,500 delegates from over 50 nations to their land of origin...The president will also give away the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman to honour members of the Indian diaspora who have made noteworthy strides in their fields of work or vocation.
The Yanquis Went Home
Today’s idea: Say adiós to the Monroe Doctrine, under which Washington long called the shots in its own backyard. "For the first time in centuries, the United States doesn’t seem to care much what happens in Latin America."
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