Amsterdam, a co-founder of his law firm Amsterdam & Partners LLP, explores connections between public international law and political advocacy. “We need to stop assuming that governments outside of the West behave like ours do,” Amsterdam said. “We are focusing on public diplomacy in Thailand to change the dynamics and change the very thinking of the people. We are using law as a revolutionary instrument.”

Tags: united states, soft power, Cultural Diplomacy, public diplomacy, non-state pd

Syria has told Russia that a mortar attack that killed five civilians across the border in Turkey was a "tragic accident" that will not be repeated, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Thursday. RIA Novosti news agency said Lavrov had also told reporters during a visit to Islamabad that Russia had urged Syria to acknowledge this in public.

Tags: government pd, public diplomacy, russia, foreign policy, syria, framing, crisis management

MediSend International, a global leader in building technical capacity for healthcare systems, is assisting Nigeria in the development of a national biomedical technologies initiative through a program of professional training and ongoing technical support.

Tags: non-state pd, corporate diplomacy, education diplomacy, nigeria, corporate social responsibility, corporate sponsorship, health diplomacy

Armenian students, post-graduate students and researchers may apply for German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship program. The number of Armenians to have been granted DAAD scholarships in 2012 exceeded 80.

Tags: public diplomacy, germany, exchange diplomacy, armenia, scholarship

Colombia's government and FARC guerrillas will start peace talks in Oslo on October 15 and hold a joint news conference on October 17, Norway's government and diplomatic sources said on Thursday, as the sides strive to end five decades of conflict.

Tags: public diplomacy, public opinion, non-state pd, terrorism, colombia, peace talks, conference

María Dolores de Cospedal, the secretary-general of the ruling People's Party, told the radio service RNE that "Spain is not on fire through and through as some on the outside would have us believe," noting that Romney's remarks "upset me deeply" and that Spain "has also been a model for economic recovery." She conceded that "our image has been damaged and regaining confidence is very difficult"

Tags: public opinion, non-state pd, spain, presidential campaigns, mitt romney

The South Korean government will place commercials both at home and abroad next year defending its sovereignty over its easternmost islets of Dokdo, stepping up a public relations drive against Japan's territorial claim to them, foreign ministry officials here said Thursday.

Tags: government pd, public diplomacy, japan, south korea, public relations, advertising

The Korean embassy Tuesday night in Abuja treated invited guests including top Nigerian government officials and heads of establishments as well as diplomats to a full course Korean cuisine which the country's Ambassador, Jong hyun-Choi, said would "open the door to the heart of Nigerians", leading to closer relations.

Tags: Cultural Diplomacy, public diplomacy, south korea, nigeria, culinary diplomacy