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.
Twitter diplomacy: U.S. to relax certain software rules for Iran
While much attention is being paid to legislation that would seek to further isolate Iran, there is some movement in the other direction: removing sanctions that restrict the Iranian people from being able to download and use US software and technology to try to advance the free flow of information, personal communications and human rights.
Iraqi refugee finds an oasis in South Florida
Sarah Maher arrived in Miami from Iraq with a suitcase-and a computer engineering degree she couldn't use..."Everyone has been very friendly and they always think I'm Latin and they speak to me in Spanish...They never imagine I'm from the Middle East, especially not from Iraq. When they find out, they are very curious.''
Military denies any link with twitter
The Turkish Foreign Ministry recently launched a public diplomacy initiative to utilize digital technology for better interaction between the public and decision-makers. The new system...will help Turkey explain its rising foreign policy through modern social networking systems such as Facebook and Twitter.
Refugee diplomacy is listening not propaganda
Identifying humility, respect, honesty and integrity as fundamental values for any person engaged in public diplomacy, Jessen-Petersen suggests that future diplomatic practitioners stand to learn much more if they are willing to listen to the needs of those that they’re trying to help first.
Live from Copenhagen conference: soft power and hard power
Both are can be found here in ample supply: from the domination of the developing country bloc by China and India, to...the United States' refusal to sign on to the Kyoto Protocol...these talks are the expression of other rivalries and divisions that have very little to do with climate change.
Obama writes letter to NKorean leader
Washington's recent bid to persuade North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament negotiations included a personal letter to leader Kim Jong Il written by President Barack Obama, a senior U.S. official said.
Turkey and Iraq’s Kurds finally see mutual benefit in acting wisely
After several years of acute tensions, there is an accelerating rapprochement between Turkey and the Kurds of Iraq. ...The Turks and Iraq’s Kurds are moving fast to address these issues through open diplomacy and dialogue.
What does Japan want from Washington?
After the Democratic Party of Japan's general election victory, the new administration...appears to be increasingly at odds with that of the United States...There is growing concern on both sides of the Pacific that Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama intends to turn away from the declining U.S. hegemon and reach out to a rising China.
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