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.
Cheering for Goliath
The support for established teams may be an expression of a more general appreciation for nations with long histories and cultures...What is feasible as a way of securing the interests of minority groups – and culturally-sensitive, in a Chinese context – is to promote Confucian ideals of soft power...The political context allows for the reassertion of traditional Confucian ideas of virtue: moral example and persuasion rather than force is the right way to win the "hearts and minds" of people in outlying lands.
Not Like Us: The Paradoxical US-European Relationship
In dealing with our European allies-and not only here-the new administration has to rediscover diplomacy, the art of persuasion and compromise that can contain or temper conflict, make differences more bearable, avoid violence whenever possible.
UN Plaza: Talking Public Diplomacy
Speaking with Jim Murphy, a British member of parliament, the UK Minster for Europe and UK Minister for Public Diplomacy--and blogger. In the conversation below, we discuss Minister Murphy's new book on public diplomacy, his take on the climate change debate in the United States, the Lisbon Treaty, and the prospect of Turkish ascension into the European Union.
In Changing Face of Beijing, a Look at the New China
Critics have incessantly described Beijing's high-profile architectural projects as bullish expressions of the nation’s budding global primacy. Yet these buildings are not simply blunt expressions of power. Like the great monuments of 16th-century Rome or 19th-century Paris, China’s new architecture exudes an aura that has as much to do with intellectual ferment as economic clout.At times terrifying in their aggressive scale, these buildings reflect the country’s effort to give shape to an emerging national identity.
The road to Beijing: I am carrying a torch for Olympic ideal, not China
Allan Hubbard describes his experience deciding whether or not to run with the Olympic torch, and the what the experience itself was like.
Olympics Spur New Guides To China, Beijing
The coming Olympic Games in Beijing have spurred production of a slew of new guides to China. Along with books from most of the major travel publishers come four noteworthy new products, each offering readers a completely different experience: a literary companion, Mobil and Zagat guides, and a bilingual map.
Olympics: China’s ‘Madman’ Gives Life—And Body—to Games
Sun Dingguo rewarded himself with his 36th Olympic-themed tattoo after completing a 10-month journey across China, pedaling his rickshaw for the glory of the Beijing Games.
An Olympic Smokescreen: Why We Need to Get Over Air Pollution at Beijing’s Games
Clear blue skies and traffic-free streets won't necessarily be good for China. On an image level, such cleanliness may only smack of Potemkin-village fakery and serve to highlight the government's authoritarian -- and patchwork -- system of control.
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