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.
On Pak, Govt must not blink
India could certainly do with more visits by Pakistani cricketers, musicians, artists, novelists and others who are genuinely committed to cross-border amity. There is even a case for unilaterally allowing more Pakistani traders to sell their fruits, carpets and shoes to access the Indian market without expecting reciprocity. If this is what is meant by ‘peace’, India should be prepared to go the extra mile.
Commissioning of Antarctic Wind Farm
The Antarctic Treaty has continued to serve as a model of successful international cooperation.
Singapore And France To Develop Nanotechnology And Information Communication Science Technologies
Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research and the French National Research Agency announced today the first bilateral Joint Call for Proposals (JCP) in the areas of Nanotechnology and Information Communication Science & Technologies.
Difficult road ahead for Turkish Foreign Ministry restructuring
Turkey’s domestic and foreign policies have increasingly shifted from using instruments of hard power to those of soft power, opening a new era in Turkey where “diplomacy comes first” in the resolution of disputes.
Reflections on Joseph Nye’s visit to Vietnam
Following his two-day visit to Vietnam, the leading American foreign policy thinker has left a key message: A country can increase its soft power by enhancing the trust of partners through legitimacy in its policies.
Extreme makeovers in Iraq
American officers use Iraqi contractors and often partner with aid organizations in hopes of stimulating the local economy and dissuading unemployed Iraqis from joining the insurgency. The Pentagon expects to spend $200 million in the 2010 fiscal year on the Commander’s Emergency Response Program. Battalion commanders hail the program as a way to exercise “soft power,” or nonlethal influence.
‘A TV series is not only a TV series,’ diplomatic crisis show
Stressing that the role of public diplomacy is rising with every passing day in this multi-polar world, Turkish-Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM) President Süleyman Şensoy said TV series were important tools of this sort of diplomacy.
Foreign Ministry Readying to Adopt New Foreign Policy Vision
The Turkish Foreign Ministry decided to establish a department that will be responsible for working on developing public diplomacy tools that will strengthen Turkey’s hand and provide it the ability to shape world public opinion in favor of Turkey.
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