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.
Official urges cross-strait cooperation on Mandarin teaching
Taiwan has good teaching materials, while China has an abundance of funds and teachers
Full Frame: Family of man
On display at the USC Annenberg School for Communication is a 21st-century interpretation of this successful instance of public diplomacy, echoing the richly textured chronicle of the human condition across the globe. On display at GlobalPost is a portion of the overall exhibition.
Understanding China
The issue here is much deeper than Western-style democracy, a free media or human rights. China is simply not like the West and never will be. There has been an underlying assumption that the process of modernization would inevitably lead to Westernization; yet modernization is not just shaped by markets, competition and technology but by history and culture.
Kim Andrew Elliott discussing International Broadcasting and Public Diplomacy
Rep. Royce's comments to "closed-door hearing" about broadcasting to North Korea broadcast by RFA. "U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is facing new calls to step up pressure on North Korea, ending the isolation of its people.
European Citizens Speak out on the First European President
Based on the results of a large European opinion study from the international opinion polling agency Proximity Panels, it became apparent that the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy, is only known by 12% of the European citizens. The name Tony Blair (UK) on the other hand rings a bell for 70% of the European citizens.
Iran media plans stir talk of elite force at helm
The portfolio of Iran's Revolutionary Guard keeps on growing. Its troops watch over nuclear facilities, its rocket scientists enlarge Iran's missile arsenal and its engineers have taken on a rail line as their latest big-ticket project. Could media mogul be next?
Robertson’s missiles - Islam not a religion
Eccentric religious leaders are free to launch hate “missiles” across international borders. Media networks are totally free to spew provocative interfaith theology. The impact of unregulated religious propaganda on world peace, public diplomacy and ethical business practice is a question, which merits serious debate.
Rs 150cr to hardsell India?
Whatever India's relative strengths may be in terms of hard power - military and economic prowess - culturally, we have always been a superpower. Any country with an unbroken cultural continuity that goes back to the dawn of time, the ability to assimilate influences from outside, and with pinnacles of refinement in every sphere of creative expression, is bound to be one.
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