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.
Cartoons and Messages of Solidarity with Charlie Hebdo Flood Social Media
After the attack on the French satirical weekly newspaperCharlie Hebdo that left 12 dead and 5 injured, Twitter comments are pouring in from around the world. Many take the form of one of the magazine’s specialties, cartoons.
Students Invited to Apply for Japan Student Exchange Program
THE Saipan mayor’s office will send 12 local students to Japan as part of the Sanpo-En Student International Cultural Exchange Association program.
Awesome America: A Love Story
The US remains deeply popular around the world, as soft power and branding are used as tools of cultural imperialism.
American Donors Donated Around $237,000, 90% of Total Contributions to the PM's Reelection Campaign.
Of the total contributions of nearly $259,000 — slightly over 1 million shekels — about $237,000 came from American donors, according to records made public by Israel’s State Comptroller and first published by BuzzFeed.
Focus on Soft Power Strategies at Gujarat Meet
The 13th Pravasi Bharat Diwas, starting Wednesday in Gandhinagar, will be used by the Narendra Modi government to showcase not just opportunities unleashed by a wave of economic reforms but also emphasize use of India's soft power to conduct its foreign policy.
Cuba's Contributions to Local and Global Public Health
Cuba is a major proponent of medical diplomacy and regularly sends physicians, nurses, and other medical staff throughout the globe. These biomedical exports have been most active in areas such as Latin America and Africa.
21st-Century Censorship
Governments around the world are using stealthy strategies to manipulate the media. Censorship is flourishing in the information age. In theory, new technologies make it more difficult, and ultimately impossible, for governments to control the flow of information.
Think Tank Gives Japan-U.S. Diplomacy an Okinawan Voice
In 2014, New Diplomacy Initiative organized 13 symposiums in Japan and four in the U.S. to discuss issues such as Sino-Japanese relations and Abe’s push to enable the Self-Defense Forces to come to the defense of an ally.
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