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.
Under Image of Che Guevara, Francis Says Christian Service 'Never Ideological'
In his first major address during a 10-day trip combining visits to the long-isolated but neighboring nations of Cuba and the United States, Pope Francis on Sunday gave a wide-ranging treatise on the Christian call to be at service to one another. [...] [T]he pope continued: "Service is never ideological, for we do not serve ideas, we serve people."
Vibrant Bangladesh - A Branding That Fits
Vibrant Bangladesh', for example, is an apt description to not only reflect our economic fundamentals but to also attract the global market in a vigorous way.[...] The branding of 'Beautiful Bangladesh' is more of an aesthetic impression than of a developmental image.
U.S. Investment Agency to Fund $400 mln S.Africa Solar Power Plant
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the United States' government development finance institution, said it has approved funding for a $400 million solar farm in South Africa as part of new energy projects in emerging markets. [...] The company said the initiative was part of President Barack Obama's $7 billion plan to "Power Africa". Launched in 2013, the plan aims to boost electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What The Closure of the American Center Means for Russia
Concerns about the closing of the American Center in Moscow appear to be overblown. Russia is still open to new ideas and the constructive role that can be played by soft power. [...] This may look like a form of paranoia, but truly speaking, the major goal is to find a fine line between culture and politics.
UN to 'Throw Away Its Sins' At First Ever Tashlich Ceremony
The Permanent Mission of Israel will be hosting the event in partnership with the Forum for Cultural Diplomacy.[...] The initiative is very important for the Israeli mission, as it is part of Israel’s ongoing campaign to gain UN recognition of Yom Kippur as an official holiday at the United Nations.
Ethiopia: Diaspora's Irreplaceable Role for the Successful Completion of GERD
Public diplomacy has also been one of the support ways of participation. In fact, making use of the different communication tools like facebook, tweeter and the like social media tools at hand, as well as in face to face communication; The Diaspora has been actively engaged in the public diplomacy campaign. By doing so, they have played their role in reversing the negative, baseless and distorted propaganda of the previous Governors of Egypt on the utilization of the Nile water.
Xi Goes to Washington: Diplomacy in the Time of Repression
Xi Jinping’s first state visit to the United States [...] comes as the Xi administration is engaged in an ongoing crackdown on human rights activism and the freedom of speech, and as the state legislature has recently passed or proposed several laws aimed at minimizing dissent and reinforcing Party ideology.
Washington’s Great Game and Why It’s Failing
America’s political, national security, and foreign policy elites continue to ignore the basics of geopolitics that have shaped the fate of world empires for the past 500 years. Consequently, they have missed the significance of the rapid global changes in Eurasia that are in the process of undermining the grand strategy for world dominion that Washington has pursued these past seven decades.
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