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.

Slovakia - Students from a number of European countries visiting MFA

Within the framework of public diplomacy over 60 students from Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Lithuania visited the MFA on 26 July.

Tags: european union, educational exchange, poland, slovakia

Manga Wars

"Once one starts listing the examples of Japanese culture infiltrating the United States, it's pretty hard to stop," wrote Entrepreneur.com's Laura Tiffany in 2008... Of the ten bestselling graphic novels in US bookstores in November that year, six were Japanese...

Tags: china, united states, Cultural Diplomacy, public opinion, japan, pop culture

Facebook Makes Embassy Friends, Twitter Too Short for Diplomacy

...United Arab Emirates ambassador to the U.S., Yousef Al Otaiba, was making an official visit when he received a phone call from a friend asking what he was doing in Texas. “How do you know I’m here?” the ambassador responded. It had been on Facebook, said Bader Bin Saeed, media director for U.A.E.’s embassy in Washington.

Tags: new technology, new media, twitter, facebook

What MPDs and MBAs Can Learn from Each Other

I also incorporated many PD resources as part of my own hope that some day we will have a cross-disciplinary approach and public diplomacy element as a core part of every MBA program. Through this process, I distilled out several resources and schools of thought that MPD and MBA students alike (as well as public diplomacy practitioners) can benefit from.

Tags: public opinion, non-state pd, corporate diplomacy

Psychological Operations by another name are sweeter

The Department of Defense has decided to change the name of military psychological operations (PSYOP) and this is a good thing.

Tags: psyops

The Layalina Review on Public Diplomacy and Arab Media

The Layalina Review is a peerless bi-weekly source for monitoring developments in the spheres of public diplomacy and Arab media.

Tags: arab media

Pre-Islam Saudi treasures on show for first time

A "groundbreaking" new exhibition of rare artifacts from Saudi Arabia's ancient past -- some which have never been shown abroad -- has opened in the Louvre, Paris. The world-famous museum is hosting Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

Tags: Cultural Diplomacy, europe, islam, france, art diplomacy, saudi arabia

US diplomat welcomes US/Gay-Lesbian Chamber of Commerce to Argentina

U.S. Embassy Chargé d´Affaires Jefferson Brown welcomed a U.S. NGLCC delegation and praised their efforts to promote business and cultural exchange with Argentina.

Tags: cultural exchange, argentina, lgbt

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