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.
Headaches and Hope: What the Queen’s First-Ever Visit Means to Ireland
In the coming weeks, Ireland will host two of the world's most recognizable VIPs: Queen Elizabeth II and President Barack Obama. Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has called both visits "an investment for the future," citing the benefits they will bring in the way of tourism and business.
Music tourism adds plenty of notes to British economy
Summer festivals and concerts inject millions of pounds into the economy, employ thousands of people and make the UK a hot destination despite the weather, a UK Music report reveals. The report recommends more is done to attract further foreign music tourists to the UK.
British Council to launch India-UK cultural review programme
The British Council is going to start an 18-month cultural partnership review programme involving members of the council of India and the United Kingdom (UK).
Airmen train Congolese troops in evac skills
The Democratic Republic of the Congo doesn’t have any aircraft specifically to use for medical evacuations. But if the African nation needs to quickly move patients, its airmen will do it American-style.
Coen Brothers: Boycotting Israel is a mistake
While on a visit to Israel to collect a million-dollar award from Tel Aviv University, American filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen said that they did not believe that boycotting Israel would solve political problems. The brothers' Jewish heritage is on display in a number of their films, most obviously in 'A Serious Man'.
Israel’s Losing Diplomatic Strategy: Play Only Defense
If Israel does not broadcast its own claims, and instead leaves the impression that disputed territories are rightfully Palestinian, then who cares how many start-ups Israel incubates, how gay-friendly, pluralistic, progressive, or environmentally conscious it is?
First Kenyan newsletter launched in Korea
With roughly 200 Kenyans living in Korea, the ambassador hopes that this initiative will provide an “excellent platform of cultural exchange between Kenyans living here and Koreans.”
17th Air Force chief: Trust growing in Africa
At the conference, Schwartz stressed the need to build long-term partnerships that would prevent low-intensity conflicts from becoming “larger-scale crises that we must confront.”
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