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.
Soft Power of Chinese Culture in MMOs
“Soft Power” has become more and more apparent. Through Hollywood movies, America exports its culture and ideology to every corner of our planet, making the western culture continue to be the mainstream culture of the world.
The Advantages of an Assertive China: Responding to Beijing’s Abrasive Diplomacy
Over the past two years, in a departure from the policy of reassurance it adopted in the late 1990s, China has managed to damage relations with most of its neighbors and with the United States. Mistrust of Beijing throughout the region and in Washington is palpable.
Libya: Military Intervention Thwarts Humanitarian Objectives
Contending forces—be they from the ruling class or activists organizing from below—make strategic choices based on the quantity and type of the resources they have at their disposal.
Bringing Public Diplomacy 2.0 to the next level
In the realm of public diplomacy reports, there are too few that should be on your required reading list. “Social Media Strategy: Bringing Public Diplomacy 2.0 to the next level” (820kb PDF) is an exception.
Pakistan Day Reception, a much anticipated event for Beijing youth
For Beijing youth Pakistan’s National Day Reception is a popular, much anticipated event. It provides them an opportunity to mingle with top diplomats and high officials of the Chinese civil and military bureaucracy and gives them a chance to taste Pakistani cuisine and enjoy Pakistani music and dance.
An armchair guide to SA’s foreign policy challenges
If the heart of foreign policy is its vision then a cardiogram of South Africa's post-apartheid foreign policy would start with some fairly lively scratches: Nelson Mandela's lofty but somewhat naive vision of external relations...
Ulema urge unified Muslim action against desecration of Holy Quran
Strongly condemning the desecration of the Holy Quran in Florida, the United States, Ulema on Friday urged the Muslim Ummah to adopt a comprehensive strategy to help check such incidents and to avoid confontration among the followers of different religions.
Walking on Eggshells: US Foreign Policy in the Arab World
On 12 March, the Arab League called on the United Nations Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal contends that “American liberals and the Western European chattering classes,” are the people mainly complaining about US presence in the Arab world, not Arabs. While the Obama administration, plagued by “American self-abnegation,” relies on the international community to intervene in the Libyan conflict, the United States may be losing the confidence of the Arab street.
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