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.
Photoplay Diplomacy
They say a photo is worth a thousand words. Perhaps presidents Obama and Putin never heard of that expression. It is rare to the point of being unknown when the last time was that two world leaders showed such obvious mutual dislike of each other.
Beyond Soccer: The Poignance (and Royalty) of Spain’s Soft Power
But the crown prince and princess too are part of the soft power strategy of Spain. That was why they were in New York, part of a quiet tour of the U.S. northeast.... in the party in the Cervantes institute were a select audience susceptible to their brand of royalty: prominent leaders of the Hispanic community in the U.S., an audience well aware of their own historical links to Spain on various levels...
Cross-cultural awareness and int’l cooperation
Many Israelis do understand the importance of international cooperation and value the resulting professional dividend. It is because of our unique and sensitive regional and global position that we must embrace every opportunity for international cooperation.
The Bay Area’s little-known table tennis mecca
In a quiet corner of the South Bay, just beyond the neatly trimmed, cookie-cutter neighborhoods, Sheth has turned a boxy warehouse into the country's biggest table tennis center. In doing so the Indian immigrant is changing the face of a sport that has largely been an Olympic afterthought to Americans.
Georgia to Project its “Soft Power” towards North Caucasus
As a culmination of Georgia’s post 2008 reconsideration of its relations with the people of the North Caucasus, last week Georgian parliament adopted its State Strategy, targeting Circassians, Chechens, Ossetians, Ingush, Adyghes, Kabardins and other people in the North Caucasus.
USA Pavilion 2012 Expo Newsletter
Celebrities from home and abroad are flocking to the Yeosu Expo. The famous German rock band Juli visited Yeosu to celebrate Germany Day on June 15, followed by Dutch jazz singer and composer Wouter Hamel on June 18 on Netherlands Day.
Public Diplomacy and Twitter: Syria Then and Now
Can a multilateral solution to a violent conflict take place without taking social media into account? Looking at online discussions about Syria since the beginning of 2012, Seib’s theory appears to bear true, as conversations that began in the realm of the official evolved into conversations laden with public opinions.
UN Monitor Chief Says Team Will Adapt Syria Mission
The head of the United Nations observer team in Syria says he will adjust the way the monitors work when their mission resumes, with a focus on staying in certain areas for longer periods of time. Major General Robert Mood told reporters...that the U.N. Security Council will decide on the future of the mission in the coming days and weeks.
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