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.
Changing the Conversation: The PD of the International Organization for Migration
On International Migrants Day 2014 (December 18), Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) William Lacy Swing wrote in a New York Times op-ed that 2014 was “the deadliest year for migrants on record” characterized by “unprecedented anti-migrant sentiment worldwide.”
EU to Launch Diplomatic Offensive Ahead of Paris Climate Talks
Europe is launching a major diplomatic push for an ambitious deal on global warming, mobilising A-list celebrities and tens of thousands of diplomats to exert “maximum pressure” on key countries in international climate negotiations.
Global Campuses Can Be a Tool in Public Diplomacy
Evidence from the Middle East suggests a mixed record of benefits and challenges to American higher education arising out of the recent trend in creating branch and satellite campuses. (...) This projection of "soft power" as a tool of public diplomacy is particularly resonant in a region of the world where the impact of United States policy has, on occasion, been perceived as far from benign.
Venu Srinivasan Made ‘Goodwill Envoy for Public Diplomacy’ by South Korea
In recognition of his efforts to foster enhanced friendship and cooperation between New Delhi and Seoul, South Korea on Monday appointed business tycoon and TVS Motor Company Chairman Venu Srinivasan the Goodwill Envoy for Public Diplomacy.
Kenya Launches New Foreign and Diaspora Policies
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday launched the Kenya Diaspora Policy as well as a new Foreign Policy, which seek to enhance the country’s engagement with other nations. The President says the two policies will help the government put in place structures, programmes and incentives to attract and utilise qualified and skilled human resource drawn from Kenyans abroad.
Pope Announces First African Trip
Pope Francis announced Monday he will make his first visit to Africa later this year with stops in Uganda and the restive Central African Republic.
Enlightened Public Diplomacy in a Circumscribed World (Part 2)
Simon Anholt arrived at an outlook similar to that of Ambassador Choi’s commercial paradigmafter a decade of consulting governments on how to improve their national brand.
How a Team of Social Media Experts is Able to Keep Track of the UK Jihadis
A team of analysts at King’s College in London is building an exhaustive database of western Islamic State fighters – through Twitter and Facebook.
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