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.
Making Moderates hate Extremists more than they dislike us: Lesson to Sri Lanka
Making moderates hate extremists more than they dislike us or the basic need to undermine the message of extremists sound like good policy options the South Asian nation Sri Lanka should adopt when it is on the verge of thinking how to combat the probable rise of a global power center advocated by the pro-Tamil Tiger operatives in Western nations especially in the U.S.
Artist exchange—Maori artist visits through Ladner Rotary
Last year a seed was planted by the Rotary Club of Mt. Maunganui in New Zealand with the Rotary Club of Ladner. The sister clubs had previously organized a member friendship exchange and initiated a grandchild exchange. The seed slowly grew into an artistic and cultural exchange with mixed media Maori artist Maraea Timutimu.
Hitting Bottom in Foggy Bottom
Years of neglect and marginalization, as well as a dearth of long-term vision and strategic planning, have left the 19th-century institution hamstrung with fiefdoms and bureaucratic bottlenecks. The Pentagon now funds and controls a wide range of foreign-policy and diplomatic priorities -- from development to public diplomacy and beyond.
J. J. Jonker Roelants - a good friend of Turkey
J.J. Jonker Roelants: Turkey is of course a very important country from a strategic point of view but our relations with Turkey effect also the way we look at our citizens with a Turkish background. Cultural exchanges are an important tool of public diplomacy because they appeal to the hearts and minds
Iranian Blogger Said to Be in Solitary Confinement
On Friday, an Iranian blogger and human rights activist, Mojtaba Samienejad, reported that a fellow blogger who had been working as a journalist for a reformist newspaper, Fariba Pajouh, has been in solitary confinement in Tehran’s Evin Prison for three weeks.
The potential in Hillary Clinton’s global campaign for women
As it seeks to promote women's rights, the US faces a paradox: The push could backfire if it comes off as a lecture or is perceived as another modern Western idea that will cause societal upheaval. But Clinton is wisely framing the issue in terms of countries' own interests.
Joe Wilson, You’re No Joe Nye
We don't need public spectacles. We need public diplomats. On this, the eighth anniversary of 9/11, we need to become soft power high rollers, the way Joe Nye implores us. We've come a long way from October 2001 and that rhetorical inward-looking phrase: Why do they hate us?
Irresponsible media
There have been a lot of stories going around about possible mercenaries hired by the US government to conduct clandestine operations on Pakistani soil...The media is responsible for inciting such paranoia, and this destabilizes us internally.
Pages
Visit CPD's Online Library
Explore CPD's vast online database featuring the latest books, articles, speeches and information on international organizations dedicated to public diplomacy.