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.
Social Media as a Platform for Dialogue in the Middle East
Last week the President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, inaugurated a new YouTube channel...this is an important development, in which key statesmen and public figures are engaging in dialogue with citizens of the world and not only with the citizens of their own country.
China Hunts for Art Treasures in U.S. Museums
For the past two weeks, the delegation of Chinese cultural experts has swept through American institutions, seeking to reclaim items once ensconced at the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, which was one of the world’s most richly appointed imperial residences until British and French troops plundered it in 1860.
China’s first people-to-people diplomacy organization celebrates 60th anniversay
China's first people-to-people diplomacy organization celebrated its 60th anniversary here on Wednesday. China People's Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA), founded in December 1949, is the first of its kind devoted to people-to-people diplomacy after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
UK approach to militant Islamists holds lessons for US
“Our ‘spooks’ are now coordinating and intelligence-sharing effectively,” says Anthony Glees, an intelligence and security expert at England’s University of Buckingham. “The US model is different; there are many more security agencies and a lot of conflict and competition between them. The first thing the US must do now is change its intelligence culture.”
Expert urges S. Korea to push forward national branding
South Korea must continue to make efforts to upgrade its national brand in the coming years or risk losing the interest of tourists and investors, a branding expert said here Tuesday. "The Presidential Council on Nation Branding needs to deliver the outcome pretty quickly," said Keith Dinnie, professor at Temple University in Japan and the author of "Nation Branding".
Yaalon: Arabs resorting to propaganda after losing wars
When the Arabs realized they cannot defeat us with their armies, they turned to terrorism and rockets," Yaalon told Ynet in a special interview Wednesday. "Now they are realizing that they cannot defeat us this way either, so they are taking the path of de-legitimization.
A Legacy of Regret for a Saudi Diplomat
The year that Prince Saud al-Faisal was appointed foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, Gerald R. Ford was president of the United States, the Vietnam War ended and Microsoft had just opened its doors...he said that after all those years, his legacy might be defined more by profound disappointment than by success.
French, African Leaders Promote Fight Against Deforestation
At a joint press conference in Paris with five African leaders, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said it is crucial to help preserve Africa's vast Congo Basin area, home to the world's second-largest forest. Mr. Sarkozy said fighting deforestation is one of the most efficient and economic ways to curb global warming.
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