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.
Pakistan Google crackdown: Pakistan watches Google for blasphemy
Pakistan will start monitoring seven major websites, including Google, Yahoo and Amazon, for sacrilegious content, while blocking 17 other, lesser-known sites it deems offensive to Muslims, an official said Friday.
Blogging behind Vietnam’s bamboo cyberwall
Vietnamese like Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quyn are embracing the internet in full force. There are 24 million internet users right now, nearly a third of the population.
G20 summit: an economic clash of civilizations
This weekend's G20 summit is shaping up as an economic clash of civilizations – or at least a clash of EU and US economic views.
Prince Harry visiting US Army cadets at West Point
Britain's Prince Harry will join cadets training at the U.S. Military Academy on Friday as he starts a three-day visit to New York.
Hilary Clinton declares “gay rights are human rights”
Former US Presidential hopeful, Hilary Clinton, re-iterated that "human rights are gay rights and gay rights are human rights,” during a reception to mark Pride month, this week.
Sen. Dick Lugar: Keeping America Connected: End the Static at the Broadcasting Board
America’s international broadcasting operations are a key element in our diplomatic efforts to communicate our values to the rest of the world and to bring news and information to closed societies.
Japan beat Denmark, but why didn’t Asians cheer for the Asian team?
Japan beat Denmark today, though it was unlikely that many Asians rooted for the Asian team in the match. Regional loyalties in Asia are threadbare, say academics, which means there is little 'Asian identity.'
The world is facing a chaos of competing diplomacies Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article
Today, the world seems to be entering a period when, if not a hundred, at least a dozen varieties of Weltpolitik are being pursued by great and emerging powers alike. Reconciling these competing strategic visions of the world, in particular of global crisis, will make international diplomacy more complicated than ever.
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