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.
The TEDIndia Experience – Ideas That Should Spread – Part – 3
External Affairs Minister Shashi Tharoor spoke about the fact that the country with the most soft power will be the next super power. He stated that India’s bollywood and ability to attract the world with its various cultures and compassionate behaviour would be what would make it a world leader.
Making Common Cause in Southeast Asia: The Obama Administration
Reinvigoration of US policy in Southeast Asia is an early hallmark of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. Besides the “soft power” boost from Obama’s boyhood ties to the region, there is considerable low-hanging fruit to gather.
China extends “soft power” in Africa
China has strengthened its influence on the African continent, by pledging ten-billion dollars worth of loans, over the next three years. Premier Wen Jiabao told a conference on China-Africa Cooperation at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh that China will also cancel or relieve the debts of 31 African nations.
What’s in a Name?
For the past several years there has been much talk of public diplomacy which consists of going beyond normal diplomatic channels and speaking directly to the people of a country through radio, television broadcasts, twitter, the internet, or whatever other new devices turn up.
Modern masters of figurative Indian paintings at Met Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Manila gives viewers a glimpse of various influences that have shaped Indian contemporary art in “Kalapana: 14 Figurative Painters in India in Conversation with Filipino Artists,” which is on view until Jan. 30 at the Upper Galleries, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila.
The Backlash Against Cultural Diplomacy
As I compile, for my sins (which are many), the Public Diplomacy Press and Blog Review, I have noticed, in recent weeks, a backlash against what is known as "cultural diplomacy," often defined as government-supported promotion of a country's artistic achievements overseas.
Two cheers for the world after the fall of the Berlin Wall
One of the tricks played by time is to turn the incredible into the inevitable. World leaders will gather in Germany tomorrow to deliver sonorous speeches celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, that pivotal moment at the end of the Cold War when the starkest symbol of the Iron Curtain was physically torn down.
Peace without dialogue? Impossible
Boycott, divest and sanction? I respond, Embrace, invest and encourage. Peace starts among people. Anyone unprepared for honest dialogue with the other is suffering from acute xenophobia. As Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver once remarked, "You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem."
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