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.
When Soft Power Meets Hard Choices
So although President Obama's personal appeal to Europeans is genuine, also genuine is the European disagreement with the United States on both specific policies and the general nature of the international system. And when soft-power affections collide with hard-power interests, the latter carries the day.
US ‘to cut immigrant detention’
US officials are expected to announce plans that would allow illegal immigrants not considered a threat to be taken out of jails, reports say...Detainees who are not criminals could be kept in hotels and nursing homes, according to leaks of the plans...Each year some 380,000 illegal immigrants are detained in US jails alongside regular prisoners, ahead of deportation.
Make wine not war: Lebanon winemaker
Most of the world's winemakers worry about the weather because great wine is made in the vineyard, but in Lebanon they worry about other things...The 2006 vintage will be released on November 22, Lebanon's Independence Day. It is from the harvest that began just as the ceasefire went into effect at the end of the Israel-Lebanon war, when vineyards on both sides of the border were under fire.
Zimbabwe Seeks Friendly Western Ties: Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday Zimbabwe wanted friendly relations with Western countries who have been critical of it in the past..."Together let us build the bridges of amity, forgiveness, trust and togetherness," Mugabe said.
Birth of a nation’s airline
Simon Anholt's Masterclass, attended by representatives from Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Nigeria; was principally aimed at providing a clear understanding of the pathways to changing brand image of African nations towards overturning misconceptions and achieving lasting positive associations. Such desire for economic growth and image build up...has led to an explosion of ‘nation branding’ exercises in Africa.
Will Islam remain a spotlight?
If there is anything Indonesians can be proud of apart from their rich cultural heritage - especially vis-a-vis its Southeast Asian neighbors - it would be the fact it is now a democracy with the world's largest Muslim population...The Foreign Ministry is hoping to capitalize from the particularity of Indonesian Islam in its diplomacy, together with the democracy tag it has vigorously campaigned toward following the ousting of strongman Soeharto.
The Iranian Election: Following A Conversation
Since last June’s election in Iran, updates of developments have appeared on Twitter alongside messages of support for protesters and celebratory tweets when websites from one side or the other were taken down. This spawned a number of press articles focusing on Iran’s Twitter Revolution.
Clinton, Gates on U.S. Power, Persuasion
Before an appreciative SRO audience tonight at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium, Secretaries Clinton and Gates fielded questions from CNN's Christiane Amanpour and GW's Frank Sesno on some of the top foreign policy and national security challenges of the day: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran. Yet they did not forget to address the question that had originally motivated their joint appearance at GW -- namely, the use of "smart power" by the Obama administration, including in public diplomacy and strategic communication.
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