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.
U.S. Imperialism: Hidden in Plain Sight
The dominant U.S. approach to exercising influence over people in foreign countries is to operate through locals who are committed to U.S. imperialist values or fiercely oppose U.S. enemies. Locals, whether rulers, politicians, military officers, journalists, scholars or activists, are provided with opportunities, funding, training, equipment and support in exchange for assuming leadership roles on behalf of U.S. interests or against U.S. targets.
It’s Our Turn to Have the Ball
Fans and supporters may already have a set of references from previous World Cups that they will use to define their expectations of 2010, but by adding a South African flavour to the brand we can redefine these and create a new benchmark for the event.
Officials of 2 Koreas Set to Meet in the South
A high-level delegation from North Korea will meet President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea on Sunday, South Korean leaders said, in the first major political meeting between the two Koreas in nearly two years. “We hope this will become a turning point in South-North Korean relations,” [said] Unification Minister Hyun In-taek.
East-West Center Director Represents U.S. at Indonesian Conference
Dr. Satu Limaye, director of the East-West Center's Washington office, was selected by Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Special Staff for the President as the sole U.S. representative to the recent Presidential Friends of Indonesia Conference (PFoI).
Abundant Faith, Shrinking Space
They stream in through the doors every Friday -- a sea of Muslims pouring into a synagogue in Reston. The men roll out long prayer rugs on the synagogue floor. An imam stands up front and praises Allah. And as the faithful begin whispering their prayers in flowing Arabic, their landlord, a rabbi, walks by to check whether they need anything. This unlikely arrangement between a burgeoning Muslim congregation and a suburban synagogue is what happens when you combine the region's rapidly growing Muslim population with a serious shortage of worship space.
Exhibit in The Gallery to Explore Globalization of India
The Gallery at Kansas Wesleyan University will open its exhibition season with a mixed media installation that investigates the globalization of India. The exhibit was significant because the recent and dramatic changes in India are being repeated on nearly every continent.
Orchestras Tripping the Twilite Fantastic
The Twilite Orchestra recently made its debut in the Sydney Opera House before a large audience, in what was the first performance by an Indonesian orchestra in Australia, a land whose culture is associated with Europe, where orchestral music originated. This accomplishment by the Twilite Orchestra opened up new horizons for the acceptance of Indonesian classical musicians in the West.
Obama Uses Social Media to Court Global Following
Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become central global communications tools -- June's disputed elections in Iran being a case in point -- and the Obama administration has aggressively seized the opportunity to spread its message farther and wider than any predecessor has, without the scrutiny of the traditional news media.
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